The boys felt that Santa needed to be really sure whose stockings were whose, and Alastair was just checking that the Ribena wine was warm enough before going to bed.
Shirley and Owen came over for lunch on Christmas Day.
On Boxing Day most of the sisters made it over.
This was a mad dash for the present stealing game that Gill organised. Great fun! Vladimir - not in this shot - managed to accumulate a good stash of goodies in the corner that noone noticed! The idea is you roll a 6 and take a present, then when all are gone you roll one of 2 numbers and steal other people's before you unwrap them. Family loyalties come to the fore too!
Here are Sam and Ben, the latter a little reluctant to hand over his lego and Knex to the next generation.....
Auntie Judy and Melanie came over for the boys birthday before all the other rellies joined.
On New Year we had a party with some friends from Lowestoft and their kids and Charlotte and Nick and Reana, above. This was a bike ride on New Year's Day.
The boys blowing out their birthday cake. Alastair's choice this year - a man being rescued from a flood!! Now they are 8!!
