Christmas Parties 2012

We didn’t do much on Christmas Day this year, the thought of having to wrestle with a restless Calista and hush a loud Christian during service was rather off-putting and so we went cycling instead. =P

We are, however, beginning to form some Christmas traditions as a family.. and a large part of that is meeting up with our friends. I can’t believe a year has passed since I met with Corrine and Michelle in our old house.. so much has changed in a year, and yet it didn’t feel like a whole year ago. This year, we met in Corrine’s new house instead. The kids had so much fun running around in circles, playing with the toys in Ashley’s every-child’s-dream- room, and playing hide and seek.

P and I enjoyed having time to talk to other adults without having to worry too much about having to watch over our kids, cos an adult would always be keeping an eye on them at any one time. The best part about meeting with close friends is knowing that your child is engaged and entertained, and you can sit back and relax for a while. ^_^ Seeing the thoughtful presents that our friends gave our children also makes us realise how loved our children are. Grateful.

Christian enjoyed meeting his godparents and I think he really lapped up the attention Corrine’s husband gave him. Attention is such a rare treasure for him, something he has keenly felt the lack of, since his sister was born =/

We had another gathering with some church friends on Saturday, and wow, it’s amazing the ruckus 8 children and 1 baby (calista) can make. It was fun watching Christian go half-crazy with the other children..after a relatively sedate time of Lego, they decided that rolling someone under the bean bag and going bump was fun. Christian laughed and played so hard he was all sweaty and hoarse afterwards, but we think it is healthy for children to let loose occasionally :)

I hope Christian and Calista will remember that the Christmases they spent during their childhood were filled with laughter, joy, family and love.