Shine

We missed our regular early Mass this morning, so we all had breakfast and headed out to the 12pm Mass. After we took a trip to my brother and sister-in-law's house to pickup an exercise bike for Joni to borrow, it was amazing to see the kids having so much fun. . they are all so excited about Christmas, it was cool to see.

We came home and I set up the bike, set up some outdoor lights that we borrowed from Claire, and had some lunch while my parents popped up and had some fun with Amélie.

Joni decorated our tree yesterday and you can see it in the blurred background here (as Amélie dusts the table). It looks great, and will surely feature in a later blip.

We were out this evening at a Carol service in a nearby Church, brass bands, songs, reflections and poems - it was great!

Home to catch up on the xfactor that we had missed. . . and James won, thankfully.