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Merry Christmas - round 2


Christmas round 2 took place on the 27th this year at our place with Aunty Alicia and Uncle Guy visiting on their Volvo sponsored road trip along with Grandpa Peter.

By this stage I think Ollie was quite adept at opening all of the lovely presents that were given to him. And we were quite adept at eating even more food. The weather was a bit too average for a swim but it did make for good cricket watching weather.


As always, Ollie was completely taken with his Uncle Guy. Maybe because he is super huge compared to Ollie? Maybe because he is just lots of fun. But Ollie had a little competition this time in the form of little miss Evie as it seems that Guy was totally smitten with her. Understandable too as she does happen to be the most beautiful little girl I have ever seen (biased much?).


After the kiddos went to bed us older kiddos sat around on the back deck consuming our own bodyweight in nibbles and wine/beer talking the usual rubbish and planning what to do on our upcoming cruise together. It was such a lovely quiet evening (well apart from the noise of two Pyke girls talking over each other) that the Kings Cross residents found themselves wishing for such peace and quiet on a regular basis. We tried hard to lure them back to Brisbane but it doesn't appear we were successful!


The next day the weather was so gorgeous that we couldn't resist taking the kayak back down for another paddle and a play at the park. Thankfully the weather has been a whole lot better than it was last Christmas and we've really been able to get out and enjoy the wonderful area we live in. It definitely feels more like we have had an actual holiday this year with time spent at the beach and out in the sun. Cold rainy Christmas? No thanks.


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