Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Christmas Day

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Our Christmas this year was simple and so delightful. The day was overcast and unusually cold which meant we spent most of our time inside, stretched out on the living room rugs and cuddled into sofas, reading the back covers of new books. I hardly took any photos and instead just watched as Saskia played with her small cousins and charmed the adults.

*The view at Christmas lunch out towards the Brindabellas. We spent Christmas day out on my aunt and uncle's property just outside Canberra. I never grow tired of this outlook.
**Saskia was lucky to receive a little table and chair set, and some other small gifts from us including these beautifully designed flash cards (she has a credit card obsession and these are a great substitute!), some special crayons and a few farm animals to begin a collection (most definitely the biggest hit). We also donated money in Saskia's name to this amazing organisation (after reading about it on Kylie's blog). The small amount of money we gave will help a family in rural Fiji purchase chickens so they can sell chicks and improve their nutrition with daily eggs.

I was too late to wish you all a merry Christmas, but I do hope there were moments of true happiness. Thank you for all your kind words over the past year. I get a little kick out of each and every comment you leave x

Last year's Christmas

7 comments:

  1. Happy Christmas to you and your lovely family, Claire! Sounds like a perfect day. The donation is the most beautiful idea. xx

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  2. That is certainly a gorgeous vista. And such a joy to share Christmas with little ones. Donating to those in need is such a wonderful thing to share with our children. I hope we can show River how important it is as he grows too.

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  3. Your Christmas day sounded delightful Claire. I love simple ones spent enjoying each other's company and investigating gifts. Saskia's presents all look great, especially those farm animals (I have a friend who collects them with her children and they really are such great quality). The little table and chairs is a sweet design and I love the donation idea x

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  4. i love that first photo. our christmas was overcast and rainy too, but nice in its own way x

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  5. Saskia's hair clip is darling! I'm on the hunt for something similar for my daughter's ever growing mane ; )

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  6. I know how cold was it?! We spent it indoors too and joked about a possible white christmas. But at least it stopped the oven overheating the house. Yours looks a truly lovely and simple christmas. Which really are the best ones. A (rather late) merry christmas to you :)

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  7. Looks like a lovely day, that view is so beautiful. Merry Christmas to you and your family, and a happy new year!

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