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And just a little bit more Christmas...

The rest of the Christmas break has been filled with lots of socialising. It feels like the first time that we have really been back in circulation since Evie came along and turned it all upside down (in the nicest possible way).

We had our friends Nick and Marie, Bruce & Louise and Criddo as well as their assorted children over for a BBQ. Ollie had a great time pestering Criddo's son who is 14 and probably doesn't want to hang out with 2 year old boys, but was extremely patient with O. O's other favourite part of this day was playing with the esky. Not only was it great to play with the ice cubes but also bury his toys in there. Poor Woody, Bullseye and Jessie had to be retrieved the following morning.

New Years eve saw us having Rachel & Christian over for a BBQ and sleepover. Our lovely neighbours were having a party but we politely declined as we hadn't seen Rachel & Christian in such a long time. But this didn't stop Rachel & I from ducking over later in the night, especially as they appeared to be having such a good time. The boys amused themselves with beers and cigars until we returned in plenty of time to celebrate the beginning of the new year. We were all extremely impressed that we made it to midnight (the previous year only Nick had achieved this) and then promptly took ourselves off to sleep.


Last night we had a sleepover at Sam & Alan's house which allowed Ollie to play with Audrey and Henry. They had a great time in the pool in the afternoon but unfortunately it didn't have the intended effect of making them sleepy so Ollie & Audrey stayed up much later than they should have. Luckily it didn't stop us all from having a great time. We all slept in the same bedroom with Ollie in our bed. This is a bit of a novelty for us and while it wasn't particularly restful it was a bit lovely having Ollie cuddles throughout the night.

The best part of Christmas has definitely been having Nick home for such a long stretch. No one appreciated this more than Ollie who as you all know is completely obsessed with Nick. There has been lots of fun play for the both of them, and this has allowed Evie and I to spend lots of time together as well. I really love getting one on one time with her because sometimes I feel like she misses out a bit (poor second children!). I often find myself whispering to her that she is all for me. So lovely to have a little girly girl here to balance out the blokeiness that goes on around here.

And speaking of Miss Evie, this was the week that she tried food for the first time. As she is officially now 5 months she is ready for a bit more to eat, but that doesn't mean she is a natural at it. We have tried farex as well as avocado and banana. She isn't especially fussed with any of them but manages to keep some of it in her mouth. The rest of it gets spat out, dribbled or just plain misses her mouth. I'm sure we'll get better at it soon. In the meantime she has discovered something else that is just as delicious to eat - her feet!!

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