On this Christmas Day, we didn't exactly have a lot of festive decor around the place so Grandma Debi, Aunts Heidi, Rebecca, Kristin and I put together this Christmas 'shrine' on Christmas Eve so that Santa would know where to put the presents! This morning Rhiannon and Tryfan woke up around 5am wanting to check to see if he had actually come so we quietly snuck into the main house to get their stockings and then go back to our 'cottage' until 7am. Finally at 7am, we got ready to open presents!
Santa brought Tryfan the much wished-for Buzz Lightyear in his own authentic spaceship.
Santa [reluctantly] brought Rhiannon a pink laptop which has lots of learning games and stuff suitable for 5-8 year olds. Here she is with Grandpa Carl and her baby Willow getting started with it.
We spent a lot of the morning in the pool. Rhiannon was very busy making Christmas dinner and serving it to anyone who showed a hint of interest (note the plastic place setting on the top step of the pool).
Meanwhile Tryfan and Buzz spent every second together, except for swim breaks.
We went for Christmas Lunch at Coconut Grove restaurant down the road. It was a gorgeous day and a gorgeous place to spend the afternoon.
The restaurant was casual and right on the sand - most people were wearing swimsuits rather than clothes. Here is our table:
There was a coconut tree and another more climbable tree just on the other side of the seating area, so Rhiannon spent some time up in it.
Eventually the kids couldn't hold on anymore and they had to strip down and play in the waves.
Family photo - not great lighting. Here are Will, Great-Grandma Bucky, Grandma Debi, Grandpa Carl, Heidi, Rhodri, Kristin, Eric, Rebecca in front with Tryfan and me with Rhiannon.
Santa brought Tryfan the much wished-for Buzz Lightyear in his own authentic spaceship.
Santa [reluctantly] brought Rhiannon a pink laptop which has lots of learning games and stuff suitable for 5-8 year olds. Here she is with Grandpa Carl and her baby Willow getting started with it.
We spent a lot of the morning in the pool. Rhiannon was very busy making Christmas dinner and serving it to anyone who showed a hint of interest (note the plastic place setting on the top step of the pool).
Meanwhile Tryfan and Buzz spent every second together, except for swim breaks.
We went for Christmas Lunch at Coconut Grove restaurant down the road. It was a gorgeous day and a gorgeous place to spend the afternoon.
The restaurant was casual and right on the sand - most people were wearing swimsuits rather than clothes. Here is our table:
There was a coconut tree and another more climbable tree just on the other side of the seating area, so Rhiannon spent some time up in it.
Eventually the kids couldn't hold on anymore and they had to strip down and play in the waves.
Family photo - not great lighting. Here are Will, Great-Grandma Bucky, Grandma Debi, Grandpa Carl, Heidi, Rhodri, Kristin, Eric, Rebecca in front with Tryfan and me with Rhiannon.
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