The Year That Was

Our Very Merry Christmas Elf

Sometimes, if we are very fortunate, we are granted years of pure perfection... 2010 has been filled with so much happiness for me that I'm overwhelmed with gratitude. I married the love of my life - a man whom I adore, totally and unreservedly - and together we produced a little boy so precious, he's like a rare jewel twinkling in our lives.

Happiness and contentment can be such illusive fellows... funny how they can be found deep within us, often the very last place we think to look.

Merry Christmas wishes to you all from a happy little household in Oz.

See you in the new year.

xxx

25 Days of Christmas for Little Folk

When Leo is a little bit older, I want to replicate this gorgeous Christmas idea from Canadian House & Home:

Instead of an advent calendar with sweets, you fill 25 little bags with Christmas ornaments. On 1st December the tree goes up and every day from then on, your little one gets to unveil an ornament and hang it on the tree. What a beautiful way to count-down the days until Santa's visit... so exciting!

Christmas Thrift

I finally managed to locate the Christmas decorations and turn our back sunroom into a little piece of holiday heaven. Magic doesn't have to cost the earth... I used some lovely (and inexpensive) fairy lights from Ikea and some tree branches from the park... easy!

Photos by me