Merry Christmas to you ALL

Wishing you a lovely festive day today... Here are some pics from our Christmas.

The pics are not in order as I am blogging from my phone...
I am looking forward to wishing you all a Merry Christmas today.

Hugs
Char.x

God Jul!

Merry Christmas, God Jul to you all!!

This could be one of the most exciting days of the year for our girls...
Father Christmas came down the chimney last night and left their stockings stuffed with goodies.

We'll be instagramming all day today ... I love seeing everyone's photo entries around holidays...

Thank you all for an incredible year... Last year we were under a blanket of Snow ... This year it's 12 degrees out, damp and muddy... But the weather really doesn't change the spirit of Christmas!

Wishing you all a very Merry holiday weekend.

Hugs
Char.x

Capturing Christmas...

tradition since I was able to draw...I have made a "God Jul" picture to start the video of Christmas off...my Dad films a few seconds of the image and then the day begins...

the night before the girls left a note for Santa(Father Christmas), 2 carrots and a mince pie with a glass of milk....and to their surprise...

it was all gone in the morning...apart from a drop of milk and a mess made by Santa!

oh...and not to forget the FULL stockings!

which were much loved and took a good hour to get through(WAY too generous Santa!)

The little ones were loaded into the tractor with Uncle Seb and Mum...

The rest of us walked.

No arguments or getting upset(other than our little competitive Little Miss A) over the choosing over the tree this year! Although I do suspect my bro had scoped one out...as he swiftly found the perfect tree!

it's a magical wonderland up there in the Tree plantation.

we had a lovely Gamel Dansk(schnapps) outside...and oooo and aaa-ed over the pretty tree...

ate a MARVELOUS...and very deeeelicious dinner...

which mainly our Mamma had slaved over....goose,browned potatoes,carrots,red cabbage and Brussel sprouts....followed by the rice pudding.YUM!

we all sat soft...as my Dad says...and proceeded to shell out gifts...

Such a fantastic Christmas...spent over here in the UK with all our family.

I have enjoyed visiting all yours too...beautiful images and all the heartfelt warmth which exuded your posts.

Have a wonderful New Year...and we'll be back in 2010.
HUGS
Char,On

God Jul...to one and all...

wishing you ALL...especially our 650 + FABULOUS readers...a very MERRY,HEALTHY and FESTIVE Christmas...
God Jul is Danish for Happy Christmas...and I wanted to see it every morning leading up to Christmas...so why not plaster it all over the lawn(in the snow).

This year I let them just have fun...go for it...and they did.

The cousins have been having such fun...I know little miss A and Little Miss J will miss Little miss O SO much when we have to go.

Can you believe it'll be 3 weeks that we're here already!!!

Well, my kind friends...may you enjoy time with family over the next few days....

We Celebrate tomorrow...the Scandi way:

Wake up to fresh coffee(very Strong) and croissants and Danish pastries.

Kids open their stockings...

Walk through the Farm to the Christmas Tree plantation(which was planted 20 years ago)

Choose a tree...(not always and easy task...my bro is very competitive!)

Bring it home...put it up...

Have a drink outside...yes a drink at 10am...(to warm your inners)

Decorate the tree.

Put Goose in BBQ because oven keeps blowing circuit

Decorate some more tree.

Set the table...have a snack for lunch.

Siesta time...

Wake up and help Mum in the kitchen

EAT...Goose, caramelized potatoes, peas, brussels,red cabbage and carrots.

Followed by Rice pudding with almonds..the Scandi way...(Mum hides a whole almond amongst lots of chopped ones...and whoever finds it wins the Almond prize!)

Resort to sit SOFT and open gifts...we only do gifts for the kids now...

and to bed!

I will definitely post pics in the next couple of days...

HUGS & best wishes to you ALL.

Char,ON