Christmas 2012...

on Wednesday, 02 January 2013.

Christmas 2012 was a wonderful, tiring, exciting, hectic, at times a wee bit stressful, but above all a magical time. We went over on Christmas Eve to stay at my Mum's, even though she only lives about 5 minutes down the road she has a huge old house that is beautiful and very Christmassy so we love staying there.

We awoke on Christmas morning after a tiring nights sleep- I just couldn't get comfy and for some reason for the first time in well over a year we had a little visitor join us at 5am for cuddles.

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As is the law on Christmas Day we had a champagne breakfast with salmon and scrambled egg.

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Before getting down to the important task of opening pressies. We were all thoroughly spoilt- I got some lovely bits and pieces for my camera, and a very special little lady's fingerprint charm for my pandora bracelet, as well as the usual clothes, makeup and smellies.

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Thoughtful pressie decorations from Auntie Paula.

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We then went over to my Grandparents who live about twenty minutes away, for a day of merriment, eating and drinking. I was the designated driver which meant I could watch my family get more and more tipsy before my eyes. Very amusing. Especially when my Mum thought she was pulling off her jumper but ended up pulling off everything and exposing her breasts to my entire family.

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Me and my sister.

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Lunch was yummy, with my Mum ordering our favourite Malteaser cheesecake from our local pub for dessert instead of the 'traditional' Christmas pudding. It was then on to more present opening.

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We got caught red handed sneaking chocolate truffles!

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And we had lots and lots of laughs.

In the evening we came home to my Mums and snuggled in front of the fire chatting before having an early night.

Boxing Day we had a relaxing day just the three of us which was just what we needed after a hectic couple of days. We packed up our car and left my Mum's, before going for a nice winter walk and to the local park.

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We then came home and relaxed indoors- we sorted out Mads new mound of toys and clothes, which literally took hours, however it was birthday and christmas combined as we kept needing to remind ourselves. Mads then had a nice long nap while we snuggled on the sofa.

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We played with our new bath toys.

On the 27th we went over to my Dads in the afternoon which was lovely. My grandparents were down from Wales to see us which is always special and memorable- my Stepmum cooked a lovely 'picky' meal full of nibbles and treats- it was delicious. We opened a couple more pressies and overall had a nice, relaxing time.

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Of course we were allowed ice cream treats- after all it was still Christmas!

And thats it. Over now. It is amazing how much hype there is for a couple of days. It leaves you exhausted, low on pennies, and with a messy house.

But when you see the magic on your child's face? Totally 100% worth it.

Tags: Christmas, Family, Love, Photography

Comments (35)

Coombemill

02 January 2013 at 15:29 | #

Looks like a fab Christmas and wow aren't you just blooming! Please join my Christmas Blog hop. http://bit.ly/WsGqJC

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- Mummy Daddy and Me makes Three
  
  04 January 2013 at 20:40 | #
  
  Thank you and I joined in. :)
  
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LauraCYMFT

02 January 2013 at 15:35 | #

Looks like a wonderful Christmas! I love the little owl ornament!

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- Mummy Daddy and Me makes Three
  
  04 January 2013 at 20:43 | #
  
  I know it is really thoughtful, I wish I was better at wrapping presents, I am terrible. x
  
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Lauren

02 January 2013 at 17:25 | #

Looks like you had a really lovely Christmas. What an amazing couple of days for Mads.
Your bump is absolutely amazing! xx

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- Mummy Daddy and Me makes Three
  
  04 January 2013 at 20:44 | #
  
  Thanks lovely, we really did, it was at times a bit hectic, but it was lovely. x
  
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Alison. Not another mummy blog

02 January 2013 at 17:40 | #

Gorgeous! I love your photos - you're really very talented. You capture the mood so well. xx

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- Mummy Daddy and Me makes Three
  
  04 January 2013 at 20:46 | #
  
  Thank you Alison, thats a really lovely thing to say. Photography is a huge passion of mine. x
  
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Lisa @ Hollybobbs

02 January 2013 at 18:00 | #

Damn Katie u r so glam! Lovely pics, lovely lady! X

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- Mummy Daddy and Me makes Three
  
  04 January 2013 at 20:48 | #
  
  Thanks hun, I don't feel it, I feel like a massive whale at the moment! x
  
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Bex @ The Mummy Adventure

02 January 2013 at 18:34 | #

Lovely photos and looks like a great Christmas week! x

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- Mummy Daddy and Me makes Three
  
  04 January 2013 at 20:49 | #
  
  It was really lovely thanks hun. x
  
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melanie molloy

02 January 2013 at 19:27 | #

I wish I had looked that chic with my baby bumps!! love Mads onesie too! x

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- Mummy Daddy and Me makes Three
  
  04 January 2013 at 20:51 | #
  
  She won't take that onesie off now we have to keep washing it! I don't feel chic so thank you! x
  
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Alice Harold

02 January 2013 at 19:37 | #

Katie you are looking fantastic!! Mads Christmas jumper is just amazing xx

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- Mummy Daddy and Me makes Three
  
  04 January 2013 at 20:53 | #
  
  Thanks Alice, I love her jumper too, its from Next.
  
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Capture by Lucy

02 January 2013 at 23:03 | #

I love that you dress up on Christmas Day! Looks like you had a very happy day! xx

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- Mummy Daddy and Me makes Three
  
  04 January 2013 at 20:54 | #
  
  Oooh yes, definitely got to dress up on Christmas Day, even though we are just at someones house! And then get Xmas Pj's on for late afternoon! ;) x
  
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sarahmumof3

02 January 2013 at 23:31 | #

beautiful photos looks a realy lovely time you all had :) x

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- Mummy Daddy and Me makes Three
  
  04 January 2013 at 20:56 | #
  
  Thank you very much, and it was lovely. x
  
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Lucy at Dear Beautiful

03 January 2013 at 09:37 | #

Awwww, it looks like you had a great day, Mads looks like she had a ball.
And you did a far better job of taking photos than me, I took loads in the morning and then basically forgot to document the rest of our day. I'll blame it on the fact that I was either helping one of my babies unwrap presents or I was too busy having fun.
I love that photo of her cheeky face sneaking a chocolate, and I love those chocolates so I totally don't blame her. X

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- Mummy Daddy and Me makes Three
  
  04 January 2013 at 20:58 | #
  
  Thanks hun, it was a lovely Christmas. I managed to take a few but Mr E would only let me get the camera out for a few minutes at a time so I was on limited time. ;) x
  
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notmyyearoff

03 January 2013 at 13:13 | #

I love the photo of Mads with her hand caught in the chocolate box - its like her expression is saying "I didn't do anything" :) Looks like a brilliant few days. Bet you needed a good relax after all those prezzies and all those days of partying!

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- Mummy Daddy and Me makes Three
  
  04 January 2013 at 21:00 | #
  
  It was lovely thanks hun, and we definitely enjoyed relaxing for a few days after. Christmas is amazing but it is also very tiring isn't it! x
  
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maryanne @ mama smiles

03 January 2013 at 18:31 | #

What a wonderful Christmas you had! Love your photos - truly magical.

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- Mummy Daddy and Me makes Three
  
  04 January 2013 at 21:01 | #
  
  Thank you very much. :)
  
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Would like To be a yummy mummy

03 January 2013 at 20:06 | #

Love the photos as usual, looks like a lovely Christmas. Mads looks so grown up all of sudden and you Hun are looking fab. Happy new year x

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- Mummy Daddy and Me makes Three
  
  04 January 2013 at 21:03 | #
  
  She is growing up far too quickly for my liking. ;) Happy New Year to you too lovely. x
  
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jenny paulin

03 January 2013 at 23:29 | #

jenson got that farm set!!
awww looks and sounds like a perfect christmas. i adore Mads xmassy jumper and you young lady look bloomin' amazing at 32 weeks pregnant!! wow just a big bump and no added weight anywhere! I have pregnant lady envy lol
glad you all enjoyed a lovely christmas x x

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- Mummy Daddy and Me makes Three
  
  04 January 2013 at 21:05 | #
  
  Mads got a fair bit of Happyland stuff as it was what we asked for. I am lucky I haven't added weight anywhere else but my bump is more than making up for that. I dread to think what my tummy is going to be like after this whopper comes out! ;) x
  
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Charlotte

04 January 2013 at 17:25 | #

Sounds wonderful! Glad you had a lovely time! Happy New Year! X x

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- Mummy Daddy and Me makes Three
  
  04 January 2013 at 21:06 | #
  
  Thanks hun, Happy New Year to you too. x
  
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Richmond Mummy

06 January 2013 at 00:25 | #

Loving Mads' Christmas jumper and the mini Dyson present is brilliant - am sure A would love one of those, she's really into cleaning at the moment (strange but true!!) x

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Angela

07 January 2013 at 01:31 | #

Your photos are so beautiful!

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