First NZ Christmas

Did the absolutely final bits of shopping at the Warehouse before nearly having a panic at the time and how much there was still to do in the day...cooking, cleaning and all that important stuff before relaxing into the weekend. We started our Christmas Eve celebrations early (directly after lunch, in fact), so that the boys could have their new scooters at the skate park while we were busy with preparations at the Bay Hall during the afternoon. I lent my hands to the dressing of tables; Nick was multi-purpose (ie I'm not sure exactly what he was doing, but he was busy) and there was much cooking in the industrial kitchen in readiness for the next day's lunch. All very exciting as weeks and weeks of planning finally came together. Got home in plenty of time to start the pizza dough all over again (the last batch had gone hard in the oven instead of slowly rising) and clean the house before we adjourned to the lounge for the Official Gift Opening. With just the four of us it was all over pretty quickly but exciting for the boys all the same. Spent the rest of the evening skyping our families and watching a DVD in between, ending up in bed quite late!