About Christmas

We went to see the Pantomime Jack and the Beanstalk at the Clonter Theatre a place I had never heard of before but I have to say it was brilliant not only the venue but the Panto too. Read more

I have to say I win the gift competition this year because of the thought that went into Jamie’s gift to me, I always want to win because I “give” the best but this year I have to say a painting by Sean Williams a friend of mine was just fantastic Read more

Being Santa is the best feeling ever and to get these two children as excited as they were tonight was the best ever Read more

Having gone to the boat museum last year and been a little disappointed we returned to the All in one garden centre near Knutsford to ride the Santa Express (a miniature railway) to Santa’s grotto and Reagan and Lincoln were not disappointed at all! Read more

No matter where we sit or stand at the school nativity we are in the wrong place to see Reagan so here are the best bits of Reagan “the star!” in her school play Read more

Grandma’s tool belt present for Lincoln came in useful today when he and Daddy set about installing Mommy’s new chest freezer. Read more

Not wanting to take the children away from their toys on Christmas Day we always stay home and invite Nannie to share our day and have Christmas dinner with us Read more

On Christmas Eve we our tradition is to go to church then have tea, get bathed and ready for bed and then all go downstairs for hot coco and watch The Snowman and The Snowman and the Snow Dog before bed Read more

Both children rose at 7am more excited than I have ever seen them, both wondering whether he’d been. It is my job to go and check if he infact has been and he has gone too Read more

At 8:45 an hour after putting the children to bed I thought it would be long enough for them both to be asleep and we could go up the attic and get all the presents hidden up there…! Read more