Angel

Not to be outdone by her sister, upon arrival at church for the Nativity Play, Rose made it clear that she would like to take part too. So she did.

They found an extra (very cute, and not at all terrifying) angel costume and Rose stood and flapped proudly in centre stage, completely unphased by it all.

Shepherd

When asked by her Sunday School teachers if she wanted to be in the Nativity Play, Ana answered with an emphatic assertion that she wanted to be a shepherd. And so she was. And chuffed as chips!

Rose on the computer

Rose likes helping Mummy on the computer. Here she is in December.

Almost Christmas

Ana got very excited in the run up to Christmas!

Sheep on the way to work

One frosty morning on the way to work...

Finished!

Here we are next to our tree, admiring it's beauteousness (except for the tinsel - which the girls (all three) love).

If you're small...

Look! We can hide behind and underneath the tree... then jump out!

Lara through the tree

Lara was helping the girls with the decoration of the tree. Some of those little threads are difficult to put on the spiky branches!

For days afterwards, the girls would remove most of the decorations and place them in different places -but rarely back on the tree!

Decorating the Christmas Tree

So, in early December, we sourced a lovely Christmas tree, and decorated it with our eclectic mix of decorations, and popcorn chains.

Here is Rose popping a Christmas cracker decoration. I thought it was just a decoration, but she knew better. It made a bang and came apart in her hands!

Happy us

Family photo shoot

Lara won a competition to have a family photo shoot! Here is one of the resulting images.