Celebrations

 It has been lovely to celebrate with some of my groups over the last few weeks. Last week we had delicious afternoon tea and gorgeous Secret Santa gifts at the Wednesday afternoon group. Here are the lovely gifts. Beth made us all a beautiful bag and pin keep and Paddy made the little robin decoration.

These are the other Secret Santa gifts.

I received 2 of these gorgeous birds made by the lovely Beth. So clever!

I stitched this picture for my Secret Santa. 

We then had a delightful lunch for my Bible study group. It was delicious and good fun.

We also enjoyed a warm evening at Carols in the park.

Decorations

 Christmas is certainly coming and the house has been ready for a few weeks. Here are some pictures of the many decorations. I do love seeing them each year and adding extras!!!

The newest decoration is this Advent stitchalong on Instagram by Beatrice of @embea_roi_dery. It is fun to stitch one little motif each day.

Family

 Just a few more family celebrations before we launch into Christmas. Last Saturday, Jack celebrated his 8th birthday at Big Splash. The weather was dicey but luckily the sun came out and the children had great fun until the rain came in the afternoon.

On Sunday we girls headed to the Hyatt for High Tea. It was a delightful time.

Family Times

 We had a lovely family lunch at a winery last Sunday.

We then celebrated Jack's 8th birthday with presents back at his place. So nice to get a picture of the whole family.

The chidren perfomed in their school concert on a very rainy Tuesday. Luckily it eased a little as we arrived and as we left. All the children did so well. Jack is dressed as a pig as they were told to dress in what makes them happy.