Another Christmas

The tree looks smaller than ever compared to the children this year. There were many willing and able hands to help put it up though, something that has changed over time.

Angel!

For his part, Oscar quite enjoys playing with the baubles on the tree, as well as with Daniel's Lego advent calendar that he bought himself.
We have been trying to take some photos of the children to hand out as gifts. Not all were successful, but some were....

It has been quite a good year on the Lego front for Daniel......

 
Zoe is growing up fast. She got a laptop for her birthday, and is really pleased as it is purple!

New laptop!

Hannah has decided that she would like to have a Gecko as a pet. So instead of just saying "no" outright. I suggested that she find out how she would look after it, what it would eat, what care it needs, what would she do when we are on holiday, what would Oscar think? etc etc
The aim was that she works out for herself that she doesn't really have room in her life for a Gecko at the moment.
Instead, we now have an 11 year old with an encyclopedic knowledge of Gecko care!