The feature picture is a Gingerbread house which Dan's girl Jess made as part of her gift to us. She had made a whole "street" of them as gifts this Christmas for a list of people she knew. She showed us how to thump it with a heavy hand to bring it into a state to share around. Clever.
Bec and Gord provided a turkey that became available without notice at the local butcher shop. Very serendipitous for us.
Bec is pictured here gently waking Jasper after a nap. If he is allowed to sleep too long in the day he won't settle easily at bedtime. There is a gentle art to this, bringing him to the surface.
Simon was able to be with us this Christmas. This had not been possible for a number of years because of his living in North Queensland. Now he desires to live in Melbourne and hopes to find work here.
The trampoline has been a boon of an investment. Almost everybody had a bounce. Jasper does very well and often calls us to watch how high he gets.
Our niece Kelli joined us for this "early" Christmas lunch (23 December) and she also had a bounce. Bec joined her for a time. They were pretty funny together.
Dan and Jess showed us how to relax and soak up the sun. The whole day was delightful. Nobody felt hurried so much so that it did not matter that we began our lunch at 2.30 pm.
Some of the gifts were children's books. Pretty soon Piper and Jasper found an opportunity to listen to some of them with the help of Barb who will always oblige. It was not easy for Barb because the pet chickens proved a distraction and Piper would be on and off her lap to catch one of them to listen to the story too.
On a sad note, it was just a week later that a fox killed three out of the four chickens. Bec and Gord have replaced them but the new ones are not used to being petted.
Jethro. Only moments before this 'snap' he had a chicken on his shoulder. He held his body very still as though understanding how special that was. He is such a sweet and gentle kid.
Jasper was not the only one who had a nap. It was the sort of day for it even for Simon. Anywhere will do. Nice memories to be had for all. We felt blessed by God.
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