6 Santa sacks ready and waiting
santa sacks on our bed
luckily Santa delivered on the pencil and hat
these are hilarious wee videos of Arlo and Billy's classmates
skyping Ella in
and some family presents
a wee note telling her she is flying solo to Melbourne
to visit Aunty Pippi
( a joint xmas and birthday present)
pancakes for breakfast
wee romper I made him
popmak & skyping Jenna in Canada
Xmas outfits from their Grans
but hard to get them all looking for the photo
Gran's speech
after lunch presents
I was so impressed with the way they all took an interest
in each others presents rather than
just ripping madly into them all
we were very pleased to have Sila's mum join us this year
the dessert spread
it's funny for so long Ella was the only teenager
and everyone else seemed small
now we have all these lovely teenagers
4 middle boys
and just one wee under 5
Gran & Awa
Nanarie & Arlo
presents with Daddy
an afternoon round or 2 of cards
and trying for a picture with 8 of their 9 grandchildren
thank you to my lovely family
for a fantastic xmas day
thoughtful presents, yummy food
but most of all
thank you for being my people
Unuhia te rito o te harakeke, kei hea te kōmako e kō?
Ui mai ki ahau, ‘He aha te mea nui o te Ao?’
Māku e kī atu,
‘He
tangata, he tangata, he tangata.’
If you remove the central shoot of the flaxbush, where will the bellbird find rest?
If you were to ask me, ‘What is the most important thing in the world?’
I would reply,
‘It is people, it is people, it is people.’
