busy december days...

December is always chaotic around here...end of school, birthdays, concerts, parties and so on...and this year is no different...here's a run down of the first few weeks of the month...Peace and Joy the Christmas Fairies have been visiting and leaving advent messages...E loves to get up and look for them in the morning...they move around the house after their nightly trip back to the North Pole to report to Father Christmas...then we read the message and hang the stocking up...We have had an Open Morning at school where we get to see Evangeline's work in the classroom...We have been to a fabulous Christmas Fair with Diana...To birthday parties...to the school dance..to the Guildford Festival where I was a Fairy for the day...We have put up a little Christmas tree with only handmade ornaments and the special one purchased by the girls each year on their visit to Santa)...mostly made by Evangeline over the last four years at playgroup and school... M loved the very serious business of tree decorating!But now we also have some decorations made by Morganne too at playgroup...All except the angel...maybe a good first sewing project for E next year...A last day at Suzuki Music for the year...and playing afterwards...A surprise thank you afternoon tea for Evangeline's teacher who is leaving...and an end of school assembly...and morning tea afterwards...and E has had lots of days in her new class...she is moving into Lower Primary where she will stay with the same teacher for three years...she has just finished three wonderful years in Children's House with Naomi who has been so amazing! I love the strong relationship children build with their teachers in a Montessori school. they usually only have 3 teachers for the entire primary years..and listening to this years graduates speak you can see how the teachers have impacted on their learning and development...I helped the class make magnetic Advent Calendars this year...they were studying time....And of course we had Morganne turn two and her last play group for the year...and E had her last speech therapy session! We have been out to see the Christmas lights...And a favourite photo from this morning....before we went to see Father Christmas in the city...I am late doing Christmas cards this year!And our visit to see Father Christmas...Ben had a terrible case of food poisoning and was sick for a week...and I have had major sinus problems and still do...it is driving me nuts...I am hoping it will clear up soon! If you have any miracle cures..lol...please share...And poor E has an ear infection...

And only one week to go...I have everything ready just about...I just need to wrap presents and get ready to go to the farm...after M's Rainbow Birthday Party on Sunday that is...I hope your December days have been busy and joyful so far...Lissy