This ones for Nick

HK Xmas

Christmas Eve started well with a warm sunny day, mulled wine (that's not a coffee!) and Santa Clause


Time to cook dinner. Julia did not like the surprise pasta waterfall. Neither did we, really





Roast check. Hmmmm. The ginger has turned blue. Google tells me it is still edible, so I carry on.

Onto the white wine!






Ella's Santa face painting.





Presents from Auntie Leah








After the kids were to bed we had a marathon gift wrapping session.







Wrapping gifts is hard work! Suds fell asleep waiting for Santa to arrive



Xmas morning was pure excitement













Christmas is a perfect bike riding day






A typical big sister grab





Julia in her Christmas outfit courtesy of Aunty Tiff (via an Ella stopover)












Walking along the beach Ella spies a monster bug




Playing around in the plaza before dinner












Dinner made all the better because I didn't have the stress of cooking it myself!







Ella's favourite part was dessert

A couple of goofballs....

RIP praying mantis

She is catching crickets in the sky

Our Christmas tree

Hmmmm...
maybe the girls need a little advisement on how to best decorate the tree
















Ah yes. That is looking better!


















I know I am biased, but seriously. Ella is going to be a knockout when she grows up, isn't she?







































Ella reaches for the stars





































Daddy needs to help put the star on top
















Beautiful!!


















Yay!!