Dog Christmas

Carol and Ian invited us for Christmas dinner at their house on Christmas day which was fantastic! It was lovely to spend the afternoon with friends and also to share the children’s excitement in Christmas – not forgetting the absolutely gorgeous Christmas dinner that Carol made!! It was a feast, a huge turkey and we even had Yorkshire Puddings (which we have been unable to replicate since getting here!) and crackers and hats! Just when we thought we couldn’t squeeze anything else in, then Carol brought out a pavlova – mmm! We had some drinks and played on next doors ‘Green Machines’ – which are go-karts and go very fast!

We went home and spoke to family and friends back in England just as they were about to have Christmas dinner, so all in all it was a lovely day.
On Boxing Day, we depressed ourselves by watching the Ashes at the MCG in Melbourne (on TV) and we played a few board games whilst eating and drinking... In fact, the few days between Christmas and New Year mainly consisted of cricket, drinking and eating, it was so nice just to be able to have time to totally relax and not feel pressure to be doing something.
We have had such different weather here compared to last summer. Last summer Christmas day hit 43 degrees, but this time we were about 33 degrees – which was a lot more comfortable!