I’m writing this at 10pm on Christmas Day. The last week passed quickly and uneventfully. The boys (especially Toby) were super excited last night but went to bed without any argument and slept until just after 7am so I can’t complain!
They both loved all their presents (and they got loads!), and we had a lovely Christmas dinner at my mum and dad’s house with them and my brother and sister-in-law. We’re heading up to the Lakes to see Barry’s parents tomorrow and then Christmas will be done for another year!
Gabe’s picture this week was taken this morning as he was heading downstairs to get dressed after all the present opening. He just looked up and Barry caught this lovely shot…
And Toby’s picture was taken in the garden at my parents’ house. He got an absolutely brilliant Dinosaur Finding Kit that my brother had put together for him – it had a trowel, compass, magnifying glass, video camera (a V-tech one that he bought off Ebay), a dinosaur book, some pencils and a bird book (so he could look for some real wildlife too), and it was all in a little canvas bag. Toby absolutely loves it and he couldn’t wait to get outside to go dinosaur hunting (or digging up my dad’s vegetable patch).
In this picture though my dad was pointing out a bird they had just seen so Toby could tick it off in his book…
And so concludes my fourth year of Living Arrows! I hope you all had a very merry Christmas and I’ll be back next week (as long as the lovely Donna is going to keep on hosting) with week 1 of 2018.
Gorgeous photos! Happy Christmas #LivingArrows
Loving the idea of that dinosaur hunting pack. So sweet. And that is a gorgeous picture of Gabe. Have a happy new year
Gorgeous photos. Sounds like a lovely Christmas and I love the sound of the dinosaur hunting kit #livingarrows
I want a dinosaur hunting pack! I live about an hour away from the lakes and it is snowing here. I hope it made it’s way over to you as the lakes looks magical in the snow!
Wow – 4 whole years! Bet the posts are lovely to look back on!
Oh wow what a thoughtful gift, I’m not surprised Toby loved it! I’m glad you had a lovely Christmas đŸ™‚ xx
That’s a fantastic shot of Gabe ! I love presents that really get the kids imaginations going, Dinosaur hunting sounds like lots of fun.
Oh your photos are beautiful and it sounds like you had a lovely Christmas. That dinosaur kit sounds brilliant! x
I love that shot of Gabe! And Toby’s present sounds amazing, what a thoughtful gift x
Sounds like the perfect Christmas. I love Gabes photo. Sorry for the late comment. Happy New Year.