On Christmas Eve, we continued our tradition of watching a Christmas movie before the kids went to bed. We got them bathed and into their new pyjamas and settled down to watch the flick – The Nightmare Before Christmas. The kids were then in bed by about 9.

We were awoken on Christmas morning with the phone ringing. It was 8.15 and my mum was calling to wish everyone Merry Christmas. Amazingly, the kids hadn’t heard the phone and slept on!!! Once we gave them a shout and reminded them of the day, they were downstairs like a shot to see if he’d been.

Santa was good to the kids this year…

Heather got (amongst other things) Guitar Heroes for the Wii, a watch, Cluedo, make-up, dolls bed, chemistry set, sweeties, money, clothes, etc etc etc.

Hamish got (amongst other things) Mario Kart for the Wii, Lego Batman for the PS2, remote control tarantula (which he’s terrified of), Battleships, Dandy Annual, Ben 10 toys, Lego, Playmobil, Remote control car, Hot wheels, etc, etc, etc.

Alan and I had a quieter time as far as gifts go (this was agreed beforehand). Alan got a maintenance stand for his bike and I got a fast track ski lesson.

After the presents, we had our usual festive breakfast of Coco Pops then chilled out until dinner. We had a stress free Christmas dinner, just the 4 of us, which was really nice. In all, a quiet but enjoyable Christmas Day.

…this is where the quiet part ends!!!