Masked ball

Uncle Tim, Auntie Abby, Chloe and Anya came to Cardiff for Christmas, so it's been great fun partying with them.

The Christmas Eve Masked Ball looks like it was a hit!

 

 

Hundreds & Thousands (& Millions)

We were decorating Christmas tree gingerbread biscuits today, and the children got a bit carried away with the Hundreds & Thousands.

 

Yes, Will has got them stuck to his runny nose. I think I'll leave these ones for the kids to eat...

And we certainly weren't expecting this...

After the taster of snow a couple of weeks ago, it came back again this week - with a vengeance.

We woke up, and it was deep...

 

...and it got deeper...

 

...and deeper!

 

That's proper snow!

Tattoo artist or graffiti artist?

Will walked down the stairs with a guilty look on his face, and a felt pen in his hands...

Having already experienced the artistic qualities of a pen-covered wall in the past, we prepared for the worst and asked Will where he had been drawing.

He showed us...

 

The Promise of Christmas

Hannah was lucky enough to take part in a children's choir this year, and perform in St. David's Hall. Lots of rehearsals, two full performances, and a very late night, but they all sounded amazing. Just the thing to put you in the mood for Christmas.

 

 

If you're looking for Hannah, she's third from the left, in the front row.

We weren't expecting that...

Almost from nowhere, white fluffy flakes began to fall from the sky yesterday, which got the children away from the TV and outside into the garden.

 

 

 

And, by today, there was even enough snow for a family snowball fight and a (small) snowman.

 

 

Is it dark out?

Will was taking extra precautions tonight to ensure that he wasn't blinded by any bright fireworks...

 

Scary bikers

We took the bikes to Llandaff Fields today, to give the children (and parents!) an opportunity for exercise and fresh air. We probably should have warned people that we were coming, as both Thomas and Will are on their "swerve crazily from side to side as you cycle" stage!

 

We managed to get as far as the play equipment without hospitalising anyone, though!

 

 

 

 

I am a music man...

Tom's piano lessons are going well, but (like most boys) the hard part is encouraging him to practice at home.

Here is proof that he does do some practice!

 

This is what fingers were made for...