Christmas 2009

[Cupcake]

Maybe get (im not sure of the correct term) one of those mats that bubs can lie on and play with the toys above their head...unless you already have one lol

[briggsy's girl]

Christmas this year is at our house (we cycle through us, my bro and my olds) so will be fun. i'm kinda the Christmas freak in our family - well, mum is too - but we have more room to set stuff up! it's going to be awesome and full on - E will be about 7 months old so not quite old enough to enjoy it for what it is, but i'm sure she'll love all the colors and things

Lunch will be a bit of everything. even in hot weather we do roasts - we just set up the bbq to roast it all! we all put in or provide something towards lunch so no one ends up spending a small fortune on food and things

present wise - this year is the first in a loooooong time that i haven't had half (or more) of the Christmas present shopping done. i kinda know what i want to get my bro's kids (just have to find it at a reasonable price) - as for E - i don't know - i'm kinda waiting for mum to work out what crap she is getting (she goes way overboard) and then we'll find her something spesh from us

[Rach75]

Maybe get (im not sure of the correct term) one of those mats that bubs can lie on and play with the toys above their head...unless you already have one lol

yeah have one of them and mum bought bub this cool spin around garden lamaze mat thing

we my family alwasy do the whole traditional xmas roasts, cold meats, hot vegies etc, hot pudding custard even in 40c + heat jase family do stuff all so am glad it will be the 4 of us I will do a roast turkey all the trimmings etc

[alicia]

Another Christmas freak here

I started shopping for this Christmas last Boxing Day (saw a great toy box drastically marked down) I have always picked up stuff during the year when I see it on sale but now with DD it is even crazier. I already have most (if not all) of her Santa shopping done as well as some presents for extended family. I hate how crowded and crazy the shops get just before Christmas, it ruins my Christmas buzz, so I would rather start early and not have to stress.

I think this year it is Christmas eve at the IL's, Christmas Day with just our little family and then Christmas with my family on Boxing Day.

[Cupcake]

For most of the female members of my family (that are old enough) im putting together a "pamper pack" or "make up bag" full of stuff from Avon; i can buy bit by bit and there are some great kids stuff in there too. Then its just the boys i have to look after!

[Rach75]

my IL's dont do xmas for adults so just need to buy nephew on that side something and then my mum, sister, BIL and 3 nephews and 1 neice we try to keep the cost of gifts to a small amount as well I have 5 to buy for my sister and SIL only have one (duh 2 this year) to buy for usually no more than $30 a kid I tend to buy lots of little things thru out the year clothes, little nick knack things

[helle]

Ooh,I was just thinking over the weekend I should get the chrissy shopping cranking while all the sales are on.

My mum and her sisters usually take it in turns in hosting christmas at there house each year, i managed to con mum to have it this year (besides she hasn't had it in ages) because I'll be almost ready to pop and it'll be nice to spend the day floating around in their pool. Hehe. Looking forward to spending chrissy day with my bump

Rach, I tried to con DF's fam into just buying just for kids last year but it's a no go *sigh* he has such a huge family too, it almost send us broke!

I think chrissy should be about the kids getting all revved up and excited about their gifts, and about chilling out for the adults!

[ACJ]

I already have a playmat for bubs.

Rach - I looked at that in Myer yesterday and thought it was pretty cool but I want to see one set up. Is it as good as it looks on the box?? That was in the maybe pile for bubs for xmas!! Lol

[Rach75]

Amelia the lamaze mat I am guessing it looks cool and best of all no batteries it relies on bub to move it round lots of fun crinkly things and a few tags etc, if ya get it dont freak if the mirror comes off I did I was liek its broke but the mirror can be shifted to anywhere on the mat

Teagz I hate not buying for IL's we have had xmas with them twice once before the kids and it was jjuts liek a normal day no pressie etc and normal food no big huge table laden with enough food for a army I hate it

[Cupcake]

Easter we do just kids but Christmas is everyone; i have so many people to buy for hence the reason i started so early this year, i hated being broke and frantic last year lol

[Rouge]

BAKING! I plan on doing lots of yummy gifts for everyone...

Shortbread
Peanut Butter Cups
Mint Patties
Chocolate Bark
Rocky Road
White Christmas
Chocolate Puddings (with Choc Royale, White Choc, Mint Leaves and Jaffas)

Christmas is up in the air, as its usually my gf and us, her and her partner are from the US so we celebrate xmas on xmas eve and then sunday if family is here its a big thing at our place but this year will probably be low key with lots of local visitors and lots of alcamahol and coffee table dancing

[briggsy's girl]

Cai - why is it that you can post in almost any thread and make me hungry? esp given i've literally just eaten lunch?? that's just wrong!


i wish i was as inspired to cook as you are. have to pull my finger out for miss E's baptism - but i'll more than likely defer to daddy for the sweet stuff...

[NaeNae]

I am SOOOOO looking forward to Christmas this year as it will be the first one we will have with a baby.

I have told DH in no uncertain terms THIS year we are going to go to the Tree farm and get the biggest damn tree we can find. I will also buy a Chrissy tree cake mould and make a mud cake tree AND we will put all the house lights up around the veranda again

I so can't wait

[Cupcake]

We need to invest in some more sets of lights; and a bigger ladder this year. Last year we had no lights on the roof as we were all to scared to get up there hehe; its steeper (sp?) than it looks!!! The only way we could get up was to balance beam across the fence (flat top fence, only for like 2 metres) then try climb up, the roof came up to my hips when standing on the fence. I kept getting up to the getting on the roof part and chickening out. This year there will be a ladder involved and no balance beaming hehe

[{sarah}]

I'm excited about putting our train under the tree this year I bought it last year, but we had just had the floor boards done so was paranoid about them getting scratched so we didn't put the tack down, this year not so much LOL!!

[briggsy's girl]

the trains are great fun sarah! i love mine - just wish it derailed at the front of the tree - the back sucks - so hard to get at!

[Rach75]

oh oh I just remembered my train it goes around the tree hooks to the trunk I can use it this year

I am getting excited again

[feeb]

grrr i so want a train for under the tree but DH keeps saying wait!! This year would be no point as DS into everything he shouldnt be so i think tree will be in a playpen so wouldnt be able to see anyway!!