Christmas 2008

You’ve already got a pretty fair idea overall of Christmas 2008, particularly about the toy shop that is now our home. Yes, our little angel has been spoilt rotten, but it was her first Christmas so I think that’s entirely acceptable. Here’s a few (ok, 30) select shots from the day, and the general Christmas period. Trust me, limiting the photos to 30 was hard enough… plenty where they came from for another day… As always, your comments on my photos are more than welcome. Hope you like them! Read more

She’s not spoilt. Really. Well, maybe just a bit.

I know, I know. It’s almost New Year’s Eve and I’m just writing about our daughter’s first Christmas experience now. The reason? Well, it has taken me several days to unwrap and unpack all of her presents. Our wheelie bin doesn’t know what’s hit it, what with all of the cardboard and bits of plastic that used to help to securely display her many new toys. Then there’s wrapping paper. Needless to say, it’s a time consuming business, especially considering not only that baby’s patience runs out after a while so I’ve had to constantly abandon my “wrapping up Christmas” activities (or unwrapping, as the case was) but also that I’ve tried to let her play with each and every new item as it has appeared, taking photos with each which I will be able to send to the relevant gift givers in appreciation of their contribution to her pile of loot… and what a pile it is. Read more