Few days late I know, but this is the first chance I’ve had to sit down with the laptop for weeks. The boys have gone back to school today, hubby’s gone back to work and currently Ben is asleep so I’m enjoying a bit of peace and quiet.
We had a lovely relaxing Christmas and New Year. Thanks to the weather being awful we didn’t get out and about very much, but we still managed to have a nice time.
On Christmas Day, as expected, all the children were up by 6am *yawn*. We made them wait until we were all downstairs, then allowed them to open what was in their stockings. I’d thought ahead and put in a few little things that would keep them occupied for a while – a Peppa Pig DVD for Olly, Dr Who quiz books for Dan and a colour-in Santa decoration for both of them. Typically it was the toy car keys that Ben had that they were all arguing over, apparently the ‘bleep-bleep’ noise the keyring makes, is the sound the TARDIS makes when it’s locked/unlocked.
Once showered and dressed we all headed off to Church. Within 5 minutes of getting there I’d already chased after Ben down the aisle a few times, it was clear he was not going to sit and play with the toys I had taken with me, so before the service even started hubby took him back out again. They ended up visiting my mum and having a cup of tea. Dan and Olly were extremely well behaved though and even joined in with the Christmas carols that they knew.
Back home, we all received the rest of our presents from Santa. He must’ve made a special visit whilst we were in Church 
The boys all seemed very happy with what they were given, although the excitement was too much for Ben who went for a nap and opened his presents later on.
I discovered afterwards that both of us failed to take any photos apart from Ben sat in a box
and Dan trying out his new skateboard.
We had a bit of salad and various nibbley bits for lunch and then hubby cooked for tea. So overall a lovely, relaxing day.
Hubby was off work for the whole week, but as mentioned the weather was terrible. We did manage to get to Tredegar Park on one dry afternoon, Dan took his skateboard and Olly took his new scooter. Dan kept losing his temper though as the skateboard wasn’t doing what he wanted it to, sure he’ll get the hang of it eventually. They all had a play in the playground although there isn’t anything much there for Ben’s age, not even any baby swings.
He looked very cute in his new waterproof snowsuit and boots though.
The only other place we got to was Roath Park Lake on New Years Eve, we met up with friends and their children and walked around the lake. It was pouring down though and we were all soaked by the time we got back to the car, still nice to be out in the fresh air.
We had a little party at teatime on New Years Eve, just us and the children. Basically an excuse to eat a load of party food, the duck spring rolls from Tesco are gorgeous, although for some reason they don’t have the fresh ones at New Year only Christmas. We got the boys to bed at their usual time, luckily the fireworks that were going off didn’t keep them awake. Hubby and I played a few games on the Wii, then went to bed as usual. Hubby stayed awake listening to the radio, I drifted off until just before midnight and heard all the fireworks. New Year is pretty much a non-event for us.
Glad to be all back to normal now, with Christmas back in the box in the attic. Looking forward to finding out what this year holds for us, I’m hoping it includes some decorating of most of the house and hopefully some good weather.
