Xmas, New Year and Van tripping part 2

The kids arrived on Christmas Eve amidst great excitement, as we hung up the bunting I had brought down, and prepared Santa's goodies. It was fun filling up their stockings once they had gone to bed

Jonathan had his guitar out and the girls were dancing ( on the table tops)

Christmas Day was the usual - stockings and presents with 14 of us for lunch, and trying out presents etc for most of the day. It really is special sharing Christmas with littlies, and we had others calling in during the day. I am so very grateful that I am a Nana.

I will let the photos speak for themselves.

The Hannaford family Rena, Ollie, Momo and little Marcus  and Grandma Rose

Princess Tui, seeking rest from loving attention of children

Duncan, Marcus and Amy helped by Annabelle setting up the slot car tracks

Boxing Day had us up pretty early as we all went out and spent the morning with Amy ( Jonathan's friend) and her donkeys. Although Amy had been a very competitive 3 day eventer  ( horses not donkeys) in her younger years, Amy finds the donkeys very rewarding to work with and she now has  four donkeys and is heavily involved with the Donkey Driving association - and you can imagine the children's delight in leading the donkeys, riding on them, and once the donkeys had settled down helping drive them around the roads of Bunnythorpe.

It was a fun morning. The donkeys are definitely a hit with the kids, and it was also a pleasure meeting Amy and observing that she and Jonathan are enjoying each others company in a very relaxed way. 

Part 3 will continue!