The pipe of shame

In our fun preparations for Christmas we clearly did not have enough to do.

Therefore, to add to the excitement, we've had to deal with a water leak from our upstairs basin (this pooled on the kitchen ceiling and leaked through into a food cupboard) and a punctured gas supply pipe (upsettingly drilled through while relaying the floorboards after fixing the leaking water pipe!).

It felt rather like when we moved in!

Stocking filler

The girl's personalised stockings arrived last week, and they are so big (or Rose is so small!) that she could fit inside hers - what a cutie!

The family photo with all of us in!!!

It has finally arrived : )

"Ana NEEDS it!"

This is Ana's new phrase, coined no doubt from Mummy trying to get her to give back Rose's bib when she runs off with it etc. It comes out whenever Ana would like something, and Christmas lights are no exception.

Here she is enjoying the twinkle lights before they got put way out of reach on our little tree (currently duck-taped to the top of the television!).

Happy Rose

Ana loves playing with Rose and here, caught on camera, is Rose expressing some of the same enjoyment. Rose is remarkably tolerant of the rough play that comes with having a sister who is 'awmost twoo'.

Extended Family Photo

When Uncle Nelson and Auntie Val came to visit, we took a number of photos of us all. Even during the photos, it seems Uncle Nelson could hardly take his eyes off of little baby Rose... ah well.