For the first time in quite a while, hubby and I went out without the kids (Christmas function!). By the time we went home, it was 1am in the morning in Melbourne, definitely past my bedtime. Walking the streets to the station, it didn’t feel like 1am, there was just so much energy and life! These are just some images I captured on our walk.
PS Don’t try to hail a cab that time of night. The queues are really long and all the cabs are full!
This year I thought the boys might want to try to make their teachers something for Christmas, instead of us running to the store again. Both boys were really excited about it! I had some glass baubles that were designed to be filled and decorated, which worked out great. Each had their own style when making the gifts.
Next year I am going to be more prepared and try to make these:
http://pinkletoesblogstalker.com/2010/12/more-sparkly-things.html
We think the car might have blown a gasket, so working hard to keep positive thoughts. Christmas-things always put me in a good mood! I just love the bokeh that Christmas lights make.
The lights create a really interesting reflection on the blinds. I am thinking really hard about how I can make a portrait with it.
Last year on the sales, I managed to get a cute little nativity scene. My younger son set it up. We are reading a bit of the Christmas story to the kids every night. They are loving it!
The last few weeks have been really hectic! Between moving house, photographing a wedding (and processing in record time!), finishing my portfolio and all the rest of the end-of-year stuff, we have been running around something silly! Tonight is my last class for the semester, so, finally, I can start relaxing and attempting to unpack the last of the boxes. I managed to get our tree up yesterday. Some decorations didn’t survive the move and I will have to glue the wings back on some of the angels, but mostly, everything is ok… I just haven’t been brave enough to try to untangle the lights yet.
Somewhere in the last few days my Photoshop crashed and I lost all my actions that I set up to create the watermarks. Now I have to try to remember how I did it! So please excuse me if the next few aren’t consistent!
The kids got the train up and running, but then only got half way with moving it under the tree. Guess that is another job they left me with this morning. (along with packing the dishwasher!)
I had better go finish the washing. My son had camp and everything came back muddy and wet. He had an absolute ball though! The weather has been accommodating me, with warm, windy days and rainy nights. Perfect for the garden and the washing.
Wishing you a Christmas season full of happiness and peace! (I will post a photo of the giant ant we found tomorrow)
Wishing you all a Christmas as happy as his has been!
(If you would like to read a beautiful view on Christmas, try Gitzen Girl’s blog: http://gitzengirl.blogspot.com/2009/12/real-story.html)
In the midst of the move, I decided to put the tree up. It usually goes up on the first, but I didn’t want to take it down in the middle of the month.
Last year my husband complained that the tree was too chaotic, so this year I tried to be a little more organised (basically limited the reds and oranges). So this year the tree is predominantly blue and silver.
I just love the decorations I found here in Australia.
Have a great Christmas Eve!
So, we have moved in, though we are still drowning in boxes. Our internet has also been connected, so I can post again!
Friday friends of ours specially came to fetch us to make a tour of some of the decorated houses in the area. What an experience! We had never seen houses decorated like this before. The kids were mesmerised.
Some families went for big and bold. Lots of Santas, elves, reindeer and light.
Others just used lights to decorate and create a fairytale effect. A whole street was done this way.
One place had a massive display, just about every big light you could think of.
My favourite was the musical house. It must have taken forever to set everything up. The lights flashed and changed to music being played.
The last house we visited had an interactive display. You could walk amongst the lights. The owner told us it had taken them four weeks to set everything up. The kids absolutely loved it. There were some really special displays that we had not seen anywhere else.
Thanks to the Erasmus family for a fabulous experience.
