Hope you enjoyed your Christmas break as much as we did. Amelia visited Santa at Iain's work and here is she (above) in her posh frock ready to go and visit him.
We have managed to have a busy yet relaxing time over the Christmas period and enjoyed the company of family and friends.
Kevin came to stay with us from Melbourne for Christmas we all enjoyed a Christmas champers on Christmas morning... even Amelia (no not really!!).
We were joined for Christmas dinner by James and Zoe, Zoe's kids Amelia and Mitchell and Zoe's mum Eloise.
Here we are having entree (prepared by Zoe) and then we moved inside for Christmas dinner, behold the Christmas table and in the background Kevin is holding a painting that I bought just before Christmas in a charity auction. It's painted by a person with a disability and it's a Sturt Desert Pea, the state flower of South Australia. I love it, it's so beautiful.
Amelia was of course spoilt and received some lovely presents from all quarters of the globe but so was I as Iain gave me a magnificent piece of jewellery for Christmas and I was quite overwhelmed. The shop where it's from doesn't have a branch in Adelaide so he organised with Kevin to buy it in Melbourne and bring it over for me. What a star!
Christmas day was a wonderful day and we had a lot of laughs. Zoe brought an antipasto platter for entree and made the Christmas pudding and Iain prepared all the other food so I didn't have to lift a finger. I am a very lucky woman to have such a husband! I was able to spend the day enjoying everybody's company and it was lovely to have James here for Christmas. Such a shame the rest of the Cursley's and Patrick's couldn't be with us but we did a lot of video calling to the UK and Canada using Skype and we even opened presents across the world from each other, but in front of each other. I love this technology!! 
Adelaide has had some very hot weather over the last week so we have taken Amelia to the beach and the swimming pool. She got confident in the water so quickly and on her 2nd visit to the pool she was kicking and splashing and even had a little swim with us holding her and propelling her around.
It won't surprise you to know that Mum and Dad sent this T-shirt for Amelia - she is her Grandad's Harley Princess (Thames Valley, Berkshire branch) but she doesn't have a motorbike yet, just a rocking horse to ride on!!
This has been a most fantastic year - our first full one as a family of 3, our first full one where we're both working full time at the same time (finally!!), one where we have spent time with both sets of parents, had close friends visit us and James has been living here with a wonderful woman - life couldn't be better. We remind ourselves how lucky we are every day.
With all our very best wishes to you all, may 2008 bring you, our friends and family and those dear to us, health and happiness.
Lots of love
Caroline, Iain and Amelia xxxx
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