The boys got certificates at their end of term. Maddox got one for overall achievement and Ronan got one for “Adapting to life” at school. Very proud of my boys.
Category Archives: Ronan
Gingerbread House
St. Nikolaus & the Shoes
Maddox holding the candy and toys left in his shoe. |
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St. Nicholas came and filled the boys shoes with candy and small toys. |
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Crumpets with jam and clotted cream |
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Ronan and Maddox at school. |
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Lamb with sweet potatoes and roasted veggies. |
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Step One: Folding the wrapping paper in strips. |
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Step 2: Cut along the fold to create long strips. |
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Step 3: Cutting into smaller strips |
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Step 4: Fold strips into loops and tape to secure. Add another strip into the loop and repeat. |
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Step 5: Hang up on the wall |
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Our hanging decoration. |
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Our Polar Express Christmas bells from Christmas 2008 |
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Bows, cookie cutters, bells, ornaments, and lights. |
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Candy Canes in London before headed back home on the train. |
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Merry Elfmas from Ronan & Maddox |
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Ronan and Maddox in the Winter Wonderland, the German Christmas market |
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The Moose that sings and talks! |
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My three men! |
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Love all the Christmas ornaments and crafts. Especially the Owls and Moose. |
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Gluhwein anyone? |
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The Hot Cocoa tasted like melted chocolate bars. |
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Maddox loved all the animal puppets. Here he is begging for one, “Puhlease!” |
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Walking down the street of the German Christmas market in London |
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Potato Pancakes? Yes please! |
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Ronan and Maddox with the Ringing Father Christmas |
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Ronan and Maddox with the skiing Father Christmas |
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Ronan and Maddox with the Nutcracker |
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Maddox with his German chocolate |
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Ronan and Maddox with the Snowman |
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Ronan and Maddox with the snowman familia |
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Maddox with Father Christmas |
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Ronan with Father Christmas |
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Mummy giving a Shaka with Father Christmas! Aloha! Mele Kalikimaka! |
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Hard Rock Cafe has their tree up |
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The Ritz |
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The main shopping street where Hamey’s is located. |
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Boys playing with fake snow at the Hamey’s toy store |
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Ronan and Maddox really enjoyed all the Harry Potter items at Hamey’s Toy Store |
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These airbrush pens at Hamey’s Toy Store really won the boys over. They both love crafts and art. |
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Ronan and Maddox each got a complimentary blow up ball. They thought it was magic! |
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My favourite store! |
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My favourite window of Tiffany’s |
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London at Night |
Leaves in London
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Ronan & Maddox playing in the London leaves. |
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Ronan having a meltdown moment in front of Buckingham Palace, because his dad took his pizza out of his hand to hide it from the camera. |
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Ronan and Maddox diving into the leaves! |
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Playing in the leaves with my two boys! |
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Ronan getting ready to aim and fire leaves at his dad while Maddox gets an armful. |
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Ronan takes fire from leaves that were thrown by his dad. |
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Not even the photographer (myself) is free from the leaves. Maddox is ready to throw leaves at me as I point my camera at him. |
Christmas Tree
Today was the first day that we started playing Christmas songs at work. Luckily they are laced in with the regular songs, so I think they will be enjoyable through the Holidays without getting over played. When I stepped outside of work tonight, I noticed all the Christmas lights were up down the street in Burgess Hill. It was very beautiful and seeing Christmas lights are one of my favourite elements of the season. Upon coming home I decided I was in need of some holiday cheer. So the boys and I put up our Christmas tree. I found this one the other day at a charity shop, originally from Marks & Spencers, for only 5 quid. The boys and Ryan had gotten decorations from IKEA on their shopping trip today and so we got to decorate the tree together after dinner. We have a red and silver theme this year, and it looks very Christmas-y in the corner. I do miss my Blue and Silver ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’ tree from Hawai’i. But I look forward to building up our Christmas decor while we are living here in England.
Burgess Hill is lit up with Christmas lights. |
Ronan and Maddox decorating our tree |
Our Christmas Tree 2011 |
Advent Calendars
I have put off buying advent calendars for the boys since October. That is when I saw them appearing in the stores and every time we saw them the boys would ask to buy one. Christmas just seemed so far off. Then December arrived and I found myself rushing off to the store on my lunch break at work, hoping they still had some in stock. They had a whole variety of advent calendars but I decided to go with Cadbury since I knew the chocolate tastes the best. The boys were quite excited about having their calendars and have enjoyed getting to find their daily chocolate thus far. I might have to buy a box of Roses for Ryan and I to share ever day. But how do you eat just one? Might be time to start making a lot of hot chocolate. What are things you like to eat or drink to stay warm in this time of the year?
The boys with their sausages in a baguette for a walk home treat from school. |
Maddox with his Cadbury Advent calendar |
Ronan with his Cadbury Advent calendar |