While I was doing the laundry, the dynamic duos ravaged the tree and decorated it with a diaper, tea-cup, a tea pot, a serving tray, an aeroplane and a fire truck. The decoration wasn't spectacular before the makeover but at least it was decent. Now it's an eye sore.
So I'm taking it down tomorrow.
Let's move on to our Christmas celebration. Alden started the Christmas morning with opening presents. He was so excited...
Alva didn't really understand what was happening but she was happy when she saw her present...
After all that excitement, we got ready for church and left the house at 9.50 a.m. The church is only 1km away from home so we figured there'd be plenty of time to find a parking space and get the kids out from the car.
When we finally got there, we noticed that something wasn't right. People were getting into their cars, not out of them. Weird, I thought. A minute later, the church door was opened wide and an elderly man came out. OMG. It was then that we realised the mass was over. We were an hour late!
We hadn't been to church for weeks so we didn't know about the change in the Christmas mass schedule. Missing the mass was our punishment la tu.
When we finally got there, we noticed that something wasn't right. People were getting into their cars, not out of them. Weird, I thought. A minute later, the church door was opened wide and an elderly man came out. OMG. It was then that we realised the mass was over. We were an hour late!
We hadn't been to church for weeks so we didn't know about the change in the Christmas mass schedule. Missing the mass was our punishment la tu.
So. After that unfortunate incident, we proceeded to the Macleans' in Kaiapoi. They had put together a nice barbecue feast for us and got some friends over for lunch. Everyone got along pretty well and had a lovely time eating and drinking. Alva and Ryan hit it off too.
Alden wasn't at his best behaviour that day. He tried all sorts of tricks to get my attention and repeatedly bullied Vava. This is what he normally does when he gets cheeky...
He wasn't going to leave the two alone so hubby took him out to play with Jess, the MaCleans' black Labrador.
Alden absolutely enjoyed that.
I really missed home that day but after spending the whole day with the MaCleans, the homesickness eased a little. It was with them that I finally felt the Christmas spirit and I thank God for that.
4 comments:
Merry Christmas moi.. Vava looks cute with that pink headpiece... I couldn't stop laughing after seeing your Christmas tree... adoi.. hahaha.. paling kejam is the diaper la kan..
ur christmas tree is legendary! haha....btw, sampai buka baju ah si alden....and ur Vava kinda reminds me of Lily in Modern Family, if u watch it la :D
Hahaha.. I thought the teapot was a decorative item. I puzzled over the huge white blob though. It looked like you had a hole in the tree... until I read your description. Very creative, your kids!
Great family pic, btw!
No tree for me this year. Just a wreath and some candles. Malas to pack up after use!
Mimi - KEJAM kan???? Si Alden punya idea la tu. If I don't take it down, we won't have a Christmas tree this year.
Manda-Hehe..Legendary is a nice way of putting it. Ala, I don't watch modern family but I'm inclined to..Just to see what you mean :)
Tina-Creative huh? That's Alden..Cheeky boy. Cheers :)
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