Christmas 2015

Christmas hasn't quite gone according to plan this year. Or rather the plan has had to change. 

Original Plan - Christmas Eve carol service at Harbour Church. Chips, Camembert and cranberry jelly for supper. Christmas Day stocking presents from Father Christmas opened in bed, followed by Morning Service then Nana & Gaga over for lunch followed by tree presents. 

Gastroenteritis has put pay to all that. 

We have had a quite mainly TV day with Mama mainly in bed ill, no visit from N&G, and a decent amount of grazing on Cheerios. Christmas has been rescheduled for Sunday. 

Still, it's just a day. Christmas Day is really only celebrated in four ways - the Christmas Story or message , presents, friends and family, & food. And of those what is or are the most important? The story or message, and family. Those have been present today so all is good. xx Dada xx

Cheers

We have started to go to Harbour Church recently. Elijah has settled in very quickly. He wanders off around the room during worship. He followed the person with he loaf during communion. He is very charismatic with his singing - he sits on Dada's shoulders and waves his arms in the air whilst singing along. 

Today however was a new high! During communion (which is very family centred and relaxed), Elijah had the little cup of juice and did 'cheers' with ours as he drank it!! 

Oh yeah!!

So it's December and there are lots of Christmas lights up now. Every time Elijah catches sight of some twinkly lights, he shouts 'oh yeah' and points at them. I wanted to remember this as next year I'm sure he will be just as excited but will probably be talking non stop. I love the innocence and purity of his enthusiasm. No other words needed, just oh yeah!