Boxing Day 2012

After festering indoors all Christmas Day a walk over the fields - and onward to the pub - was in order.

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Christmas 2012

Christmas Eve and Santa's tax is left out by the fire just before bed.

The question is will he visit in the night?

....yes - and probably put his back out shifting this lot

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Christmas 2011

Well, Father Christmas has been kind this year, somehow finding space on his sleigh for three bikes. 

Nanny & Grandad provided the helmets, saving Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen & Rudolf from having to haul more.

So below you can see the monsters about to break the law and cycle down The Lane, Grandborough

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Who does he think he is....

....David, blinking, Bailey?


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Who ate all the pie??

Left-over turkey doesn't have to be all suffering. Once transformed into a lucious, puffy, pie it's life expectancy can be severely shortened.

Boxing Day Brunch

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Village Nativity Service

With just a week until Christmas, and our village Church holds it's monthly family service. This month there's a Nativity theme with live participation from Biblical characters. Not so sure if the Ben Ten wellies are ancient Palestinain originals...

Nativity Play 2010

The boys have been treading the boards at the Parish Hall in Leamington Hastings

Thomas playing the part of Angel Gabriel in a tunic (NOT a dress he tells me)

Whilst Joseph played the part of a (very cheeky) sheep. Baaaah!

Frankfurt Christmas Market, In Brum

A little bit of Germany comes to New Street.

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Christmas Panto x 3

Three Pesky Kids, Three Pesky Pantos

Rosie in full voice with the rest of the choir

Thomas does a chicken dance - with his back to the camera (that's him in the brown)

And Joseph was dressed like a King, though suffering from stage-fright.

Christmas playtime

With some of the prezzies opened, it was time for boys to play Dr. Who..

...girls to go all DS...

...and dinosaurs to roam the hall-way....

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Christmas Dinner

Good grub & fine wine

The company of family...

...and loved ones

Oh. And a pudding on fire....

Christmas Morning

This was the tree before the chaos started.



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Waiting Patiently???

Just before retiring to bed on Christmas Eve three excited children put a mice pie and whiskey out for Santa, and a carrot for Rudolf.

We do hope they'll drop by....

The O'Reillys Track Santa...

With the help of NORAD we're keeping an eye on where the big man with the red suit is; minute by minute.

Christmas 2007

As has become the custom, the kids leave a small tot and a mince pie by the fire for Santa Claus, along with some carrots for Rudolph & friends.

Following a quick pose for the camera, all three are off to bed, PDQ.

The next morning, stocking presents are opened in bed, accompanied by an early morning cuppa and a restorative biscuit.

Following which, Pinky & Perky charge downstairs to check that the big bloke in the red tunic has left them all they desired.

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Christingles At Flecknoe 2007

St Mark's Church, Flecknoe was once again the host to the Christingle Service. The service was well attended, and the choir from Leamington Hastings School sung a sung for everyone (very quietly!)

The congregation (click picture to see full size).

Joseph transfixed by his first Christingle

Rev. Jane, with Christingle aglow.

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The Rest of the Christmas holiday

Boxing Day

On Boxing Day morning we loaded the car and headed down to see Nanny & Grandad for a couple of days. We enjoyed another Christmas dinner, and had more presents.

Boxing Day with Nanny & Grandad - click picture to see more

And we even had time to get out into the fresh Kentish air - and play on the swings and slides!!

December 27th

Uncle Nigel & Aunty Paula were our hosts. Yes more presents were exchanged. Aunty Paula cooked a lovely meal; Daddy & Uncle Nigel drank too much. And five cousins had fun together.

Archie's Bob The Builder toolset was particularly cool.

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December 29th

The car was loaded again and we headed to the south coast to see more rellies. More pressies, more eating and drinking. On Saturday we went for a drive to Camber Sands. The wind was howling in off the channel, so we never got to enjoy Uncle Dave's cook-up from the back of his 4x4.

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Christmas Day

Christmas morning, Rosie woke at 03.30 or there abouts. She was returned to bed, without futher discussion, missing the fact that Chrismas Stockings were about.

It was gone 08:00 before either Rosie or Thomas clicked that it was a 'special day' and thus finally surfaced. It nearly like habving teenagers without thye acne. However, within minutes presents were unwrapped, with some vigour.





Thanks to some neighbours across the geeen , the afternon was written off due to the demon drink. Although it did involve a tour of the tipples of nothern Europe.

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Christmas Eve

We all wrapped up and trooped off to St Peter's church, Grandborough for the candle-light Christmas Carol service. Paddy did one of the readings - (Isaiah Ch 60, v 1-5). The church looks wonderful, lit entirely by candles. Mind you it makes it difficult to see the words of the carols!







Once home it was time to leave a mince pie and drink out for Father Christmas - and a carrot for Rudolph.









Rosie and Thomas must have been good, beacuse in the middle of the night, the tree got surrounded by presents.












And the mince pie, drink & carrot dissapeared.