Tuesday 27 December 2011

MONDAY 26TH DECEMBER 2011


We all started the day with a good lie in, which was most needed after yesterday proceedings.  Matt was having a go with his ipad whilst Layla was making a salad to take with us round to the Waggotts.  I made sure  I didn’t have breakfast so I had maximum space for the feed that was coming our way.  So by the time we were all dressed and we had loaded the car up with presents, food & drink it was time to head over.

It was really good to see Simon (Auntie Hil’s brother), Sam (Simon’s wife) and the kids Daisey & William.  The last time we saw William he was a baby, now he is 20 months and into everything, it was certainly exciting to think about Matt & Layla having this to come, he was so fascinated about the presents he had got and was intrigued by all these people entering the house.  Once we had settled in and got drinks, Simon went to get Alf (Hil’s Dad), he lives at St Josephs, which is a residential home for elderly people in Coleshill.


So Uncle John has been cooking some chicken on the BBQ and they had a ham joint along with my favorite Pease pudding.  Grandma Mary (Mum & Uncle John’s Mum) always cooked Ham & Pease pudding on Boxing Day so we have grown up as this being a bit of a tradition.   As well as this there was a homemade pork pie and loads of amazing salads, then Auntie Hil comes into her own with the puddings, this is her specialty, all things desert.  It was such an amazing feast we were all absolutely stuffed. 

So after playing a game of junior pass the bomb (to which I was terrible at), it was time to distribute the presents.  Each year we do a secret Santa, where a member of the Bowells buy for a member of the Waggotts, we did this for the first time last year and it worked really well so we have done it again.  I had a really nice long sleeve shirt and also a cardigan with a T-Shirt build inside it.  They are both items I will certainly get a lot of wear out of, so I had certainly done well.  After a while of eating more cheese with a cup of tea it was time to head home, it has been a really nice couple of days.  Matt & Layla were heading back to their house as they were off to Cornwall in the morning, so we all went in the car back to Coleshill, they loaded all their stuff into the Aldi and off they went..

It wasn't long before the 3 of us were in bed, we had Uncle Allan (Dads brother) & his girlfriend Julie coming tomorrow afternoon & they are staying the night, so that will be nice. 

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