Christmas parties, part 2

After the first round of Christmas parties, we were ready for more!

The Saturday before Christmas, we met with two other sets of children. The uncanny similarity between the three sets of children are that the firstborns are girls born within a week of one another (with Kate and Faith being born on the same day!); they all have younger brothers who were born within two months of one another. We mothers have always had common topics to share and discuss and complain and .. you get the idea.

Faith, Kate and Janelle

Love this silly shot of them. This was nearly the end of the night and the girls were obviously a lot more warmed up already!

Shane, Jake and Jayven

Gift exchange - enthusiastic Kate

Gift exchange - Kate and Janelle

Sunday, which was also two days before Christmas, was reserved for the family. Just like past years, we had a lunch-cum-gift-exchange-session.

Peperoni's pizza

Kate, the first to receive a gift 

Jake, with his presents 

Papa Foo. Prop for the year, glasses

Kate in her cool, opaque sunglasses

I found a pair that matched my outfit

My brother in his monobrow-pair, and he came as a pair this time

A traditionally spastic one of the sister and I 

Family!

Christmas Eve was spent visiting another friend, before a family dinner.

Ex-colleagues; Jake, Kate and Eva

And finally, on Christmas Day, we hosted dinner at our place. Traditionally, we've always had the pirates' dinner (pirates referring to the gang of the husband's); this year, though, because the headcount isn't complete (work travel), we're postponing the celebration; thus the low-key affair. What mattered though was the fact that we were all with friends who mattered.

The best company makes the best celebrations

And to end off this season of Christmas fun, here's one of my family.

Merry Christmas, from the Seahs!