So this is Christmas.....Eve and Day

Our family has always celebrated Christmas together. We all get together, on Christmas eve,  eat a massive Christmas Eve dinner (which we all contribute towards by bringing our favourite dish) and wait to open the gifts. Christmas day we usually get together again to eat the leftover meat and we bring salads along and enjoy a day talking nonsense and lazing by the pool with the people closest to our heart.

This year was extra special for us, it was our first Christmas Eve with our Little boy Camden and possibly the last Christmas eve with my Grandfather Neville. As usual the house was so full of cheer, love and laughter. Laughter and lots of it is always the highlight of any of our family ocassions, especially with my Aunty Neena on top form as always with her funny jokes.

After dinner we all indulged in some sweet treats off the sweet table that my mom and I put together. I know what you are thinking, but of course there were desserts too, what is Christmas Eve dinner without trifle and chocolate mousse!

There is nothing like spending Christmas Eve with family!

Camden went down at around 8pm and we decided to let him open his presents on Christmas day rather. All us adults socialised until it was time to open the gifts!

Wayne and I had said we weren't buying each other gifts but I bought him a sneaky gift and well he had bought me one too. He knows how much I love MAC make-up and how much I have been wanting to get make-up brushes and that is exactly what I got. Lucky girl!

I bought Wayne a PS4 for his Birthday in November and I decided to spoil him for Christmas and get him a game, he of course was over the moon with my choice! Nailed it!

We got some other gifts from family and friends, we were pretty spoilt again and we weren't even expecting it. We are truly blessed with the people in our lives.

After opening the gifts we headed to bed, excited for morning to come so our Little monkey could open his gifts.

Christmas morning, Camden was awake around 6am and we were so excited to get him to his gifts so he could open them. The poor child was still half asleep when I plonked him in between all his gifts, he didn't even know where he was let alone what he needed to do. He looked so overwhelmed and just kept yawning - shame our poor little boy!

Once he was awake he got stuck into his gifts and the look of sheer excitement on his face was priceless and something we will never forget.

....just look at those toes and facial expression!

Let me read my bath book!

What the....

 

So chuffed with his "car"

Christmas morning was just the best with Camden. Once we were done we packed the rest of our bags and headed to the airport. Wayne and I had decided to take Camden to JHB to surprise his Ouma Magel for Christmas.

Dressed in his cute Christmas outfit Camden got a lot of attention at the airport. He is such a little charmer.



Camden loves taking selfies, he pushes the button and gets all excited - hence his blurred hands pictured above.
 

Camden's first flight went extremely well, no tears just moans and that was only when he was tired and wanted to sleep. I lay him in my arms and he slept for most of the flight. He woke up 15min before we landed in OR Tambo Airport. We were so pleased as we were stressing that his ears would hurt.

Wayne's stepdad Jannie came to collect us at the airport, he was so excited to see Camden that it was as if we didn't really exist for the first few minutes lol.

We drove to Wayne's grandparents small holding to celebrate Christmas day with Wayne's family. When arriving, Wayne had to get out of the car to open the gate. All his family was sitting outside on the lawn under the shade and when his mom spotted him she just started screaming and running towards the car. She practically jumped on Wayne to hug him and when she saw Camden, she got a little emotional.

It felt so good inside to know that we had made her Christmas the best one yet! She kept saying, " This is the best Christmas gift anyone has ever given me"

I think all in all we had a pretty special Christmas, one that has left us smiling for days.