I had to work today so when I got home there seemed to be a lot to do in order to get ready. The boys wrote their letters to Father Christmas, made christmas crafts, baked christmas cookies, and read christmas stories together. We put the boys to bed in our room, because ‘Mr & Mrs Claus’ had a lot to do tonight! 7 hours until my boys will be up to see what Father Christmas left them. That means 7 hours to put together an IKEA loft bed, IKEA play kitchen items, make the Indiana Jones club house, find the two missing presents, wrap everything, fill the stockings, and to eat the cookies, the carrot, and drink the milk!
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| Mistletoe for sale near my work |
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| The boys write their Christmas letters to Father Christmas |
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| Mimi sent the boys lots of packages of Christmas crafts! |
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| Making Christmas crafts! |
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| Making Christmas crafts! |
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| Making snowman ornaments! |
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| Christmas crafts complete! |
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| Making cookies for Santa! |
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| Christmas stories with my boys. |
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| Time to eat the cookies and drink the milk! |
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| Wrapping presents and placing them under the tree. |
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| Setting up the loft bed in the boys’ room. |
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| All ready for Christmas morning! |
It is January first of 2012 and we start a brand new year! Happy New Years to all our friends and family! Our family looks forward to a new year in England and all that 2012 has in store for us. This morning we got dressed and headed outside to do our family portraits for 2012. Sadly just as we got the tripod set it England met us with a downpour of rain. Despite the quick shoot below is our family photo and I really love how it turned out. After our shoot we had breakfast in town and then stopped at the beloved game store for some New Years treats. I believe we will have some black eyed peas for dinner. I hope everyone has a wonderful new years and that you keep to your resolutions for a successful and productive 12 months ahead. 
