Christmas 2012 (Part 1)

Christmas has come and gone for 2012 and while I was so excited for the build up, now I'm thankful that I can relax and re-gather my family into some kind of normal routine. It seems that since this time last week we haven't been able to manage proper eating or sleeping. Time to get back to normal!

But in saying that, it's sad for it to be over too. Christmas is so fun!!!!!!

As usual, we went to Hamilton for Daddy Joe's birthday (32!!!!!) on the 23rd, then had a Heke Christmas on the 24th, before an Ormsby Christmas at our place on the 25th.

Here's some pics of what we did. I'm hoping to steal some of the aunties pics of yesterday afternoon cause I saw their cameras out.

These two lil' twinnies were attached at the hip all afternoon. Ella was determined to dent her Uncle's car roof. They so lovingly shared one outfit between them (her topless, and him bottomless!)

After having Faith nag us all day (in broad daylight) to go to the temple lights, we finally got in the car to head up there. When I turned around to say 'are you excited?', this was what I saw. Spot the grumpy butt

5 cuzzies and Aunty Tan

We ran into Grandma Rose which was a nice surpise. Faith was chuffed cause she'd been asking to have a sleepover at her house. Ella had a good run around with Christian (kindred terrors!)

Faith played photographer for this shot and she did pretty good

And this one

We went to church at Tan's ward cause her boys were part of the Youth Christmas programme. The girls were goofing around with their cousins until a young girl started singing happy birthday at the pulpit. They had eyes for christmas about that. Happy Birthday Jesus, I'm so glad it's Christmas....

Seffy aka 'champion self soother'. Didn't even get out of his chair in sacrament and about half way through he did a big yawn, turned his head to the side and crashed out!

Faith was promised this by her Dad for doing the monkey bars all by herself at the little park by Grandma Rose's house

Heke No swimming Christmas turned into Pools Christmas, and they took over the baby baby pool

4 Heke Adults and 8 cuzzies = full pool

Kids sleeping in the lounge is a cool tradition on Christmas Eve, but it makes it really hard for Santa to sneak in with presents. He managed, but it wasn't easy. Photo taken at 1:15am

Photo also taken at 1:15 am. Sleepy dogs!
I gapped it down to my bed to be near Seffy (and to get away from Daddy Joe's snoring)
And little did he know it but this would be his last night with a pancake pillow, or rock pillow, or lumpy pillow....take your pick

After finally being woken up by me at about 8:15, the girls got stuck into opening their pressies

What do you need in this hot, sticky weather? Full on winter onesie PJs....oops, they got summer ones too. 

One of Ella's favourite DVDs....megamind

Seffy was a sleepy lil' thing for his first christmas. He didn't get up till after 10am so he missed most of the action. He didn't seem bothered though.

All in all, a wonderful, memorable, busy Christmas. Faith's really getting into it now (the presents and nativity) so that's fun. Ella's getting there. And Seffy's just cute!!!!!