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So Christmas came to pass.

The Christmas Tree became a New Year Tree.

And we had a bit of New Year madness.

Here is our traditional New Year breakfast - muffins, bacon and coffee.

We saw heaps of friends and our braai (barbecue) made up for all those dormant winter months.

We read some books…

And then we read a few [...]

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We read a lot, we wrote a lot, we learnt a lot…

We built a lot, we made a lot, we explored a lot…

We danced a lot, we sang a lot, we colored a lot…

We played a lot, we created a lot, we talked a lot…

We cooked a lot, we baked a lot, we snuggled a [...]

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Would someone just tell me what day it is already, it seems like it has been weekend forever and it isn’t over yet - too weird… You may not know this but there is a rhythm to the posts on this blog…

Monday Munchies…
Tuesday Art Task…
Wednesday Practical Parties…
Thursday School or Parenting…
Friday - The Week that Was…
Saturday [...]

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In my first post on Advent I mentioned what we would be doing for everyday as Christmas draws nearer and nearer…

Here is a summary and links to the se7en things we are doing each day:

A Joke A Day.
24 day board or card game challenge.
A stop over at the Jesse Tree Blog on Blissfully Domestic.
A visit [...]

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In my first post on Advent I mentioned what we would be doing for everyday as Christmas draws nearer and nearer…

 
Here is a summary and links to the se7en things we are doing each day:

A Joke A Day.
24 day board or card game challenge.
A stop over at the Jesse Tree Blog on Blissfully Domestic.
A visit [...]

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From all of us … to all of you…

Yup - quite amazing a photo of all of us!
We had a typical Christmas Day… Too hot to do much but lurch around like lizards!

All ready the night before…

Notice the height of the decorations in the house of an almost one year old.

We got up and [...]

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A Jesse Tree is a symbolic family tree of Jesus following from Creation and Adam and Eve through the Bible until the birth of Jesus. A new symbol is added to your tree day by day throughout Advent.

 
I have been trying to do a Jesse Tree with my kids for years but I have never [...]

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