Christmas Eve and Day 2008

I think I had got to Christmas Eve.......was strange for Richard as he normally meets up with his brother Mark for a few drinks Christmas Eve afternoon. This year, however, Mark is in Melbourne Australia with his Australian girlfriend Amber. Richard still managed to drag himself out though (!!) and toasted absent friends with brother in law Barrie and some of Mark's friends.

While he was out I had a fabulous 'hairstyle makeover' from my daughters:

Then it was the dog's turn (Tilly the Red Nosed Rudolph) with Bear Factory Accessories, the bunnies didn't get a look in! :

Christmas Day arrived (of course he came!) and they got just what they had wished for ( tho' we were determined not to add to the household 'computer' collection..........ah well.

Grandma came to visit in the morning:

Then down to my Mum and Dad's for a delicious Christmas Dinner with my sister and my nephew and niece: Jack 7, Bethany 11, and my daughters: Megan 14, Elenor 11.

Here's Megan and her Dad (what's with the face Richard?)

My Mum and Dad:

Bethany, sis Jane, Jack:

Me and my girls stuffed from a beautiful Christmas Dinner:

A parcel had arrived earlier in the week with 15 small individually wrapped gifts from Mark and Amber and on Chrismas morning Richard tentatively opened his........Bearing in mind there is never a serious conversation between Richard and his brother and this is what he received....

Mmmm......... Saturday after Christmas we invited Richard's Mum and Keith and his sisters & families over for food and games and these had us howling with laughter.

Sunday we had tickets to see Barnsley v Preston with 3 course meal before, courtesy of Richard's employers.