The boys were up early on Christmas morning, to try get a quick body board in before heading off for our family lunch. Jake was super, SUPER excited to get his new suit on and try it out!
The three boys waiting for us outside. Not sure what Michael & Jake were disagreeing on here, but Jake doesn't look very impressed with Michael. It's funny, the three of them get on so well. Naturally, they do have their disagreements and Jake and Michael are particularly similar. Jake has a tendency to overreacts and Michael likes to tease him to get the reaction. Jake rises every time. Cameron's the more laid back one, who just listens and laughs at the other two being silly. He's ridiculously funny. The most important thing for me though, is that they're always excited to see each other on a Friday and they're sad to say goodbye on a Sunday afternoon. It's all good life lessons, especially for Jake, who's totally over-indulged all the time...
All "my" boys heading down to the beach...
I need to print one of these, I love them...
Jake flying his board like a kite. The weather was pretty grim on Christmas, but it couldn't keep the kids out of the water. It was actually stunning on the beach, nice and quiet...
Putting on the new flippers he got from his granny & grandpa...
One last look at me over his shoulder (total bedhead going on there)...
And off he goes. Hahaha... look how dirty his bum got from sitting in the wet sand. Black next time...
Cam didn't even slow down, let alone look back. Jake was already in the water and it was too much to bear...
Michael decided to stay on the beach and play catch with his dad instead...
Which left me alone with the gulls...
It wasn't long though before he grabbed his board and headed for the water too...
The boys all grew their hair in the holidays, it was fun...
Over at Nini and Pa's house, it was great excitement as the kids got stuck into unwrapping their presents. Corky was thrilled with his star wars Lego - he's very into Lego at the moment and all his constructions are left in tact on every open surface in his bedroom. Not sure how Jo manages, but it looks AWESOME...
It was Rylee's first Christmas too. He was pretty into the present unwrapping too...
Mmmm... wonder what's in here...
Bi is into all things girly - she loves Peppa Pig, Polly Pocket, Barbie, Princess Sofia - the list goes on. It's fun buying for a little girl for a change...
And look at her pretty Christmas dress...
Ag man! Rylee was actually just into the paper. We bought him an awesome pool, with toys to go in it...
Jake took on a far more sedated attitude towards opening his presents this year. Sob, my baby is growing up far too quickly at the moment! Somebody press pause, please...
We'd really struggled with Jake's skin and it'd just start looking OK and then get worse. It was OK on Christmas, but by Boxing Day, it looked dreadful. And by the time we eventually got to the doctor on the 27th, it was even worse...
Our pretty Christmas table with our home made crackers...
Jake's sunflower was the centerpiece...
We all did a bit to help out - here's Jo whipping up one of her fantastic gourmet salads...
Our feast - a mixture of hot and cold, salads and veggies. It was as divine as it looked. Pudding was just as amazing and I'm only just beginning to feel hungry again...
That last part was a joke. I'm always hungry!
Sending love,
Sue XXX
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