Santa found us in Rosedale and spoiled Coen with a bag full of Thomas trains and tracks! Boring clothes from mum and dad but the Thomas hat was a hit.
After unwrapping all his own presents, Coen helped us unwrap ours!
Then the new trains got a work out!
And Nanna's new fish needed to be fed. Coen liked the fish very much and on a subsequent feeding managed to get hold of one by the head and lift it out of the water! The boy has lightening quick reflexes! (The fish survived too, although he probably had a bit of a head ache!)
Tracy and Dayle arrived, and Coen exchanged kisses for a present. That flash in the background is Darron moving at great speed!
The celebrations were soon underway. There were kids everywhere!
Then "Santa" turned up, frightening some of the smaller children into hysterics!
Coen was very brave, having conquered his fear of Santa with desensitisation from the million christmas parties this year and the reasoning that sitting on Santa's knee usually results in a reward of some kind! Not long after this Santa left, to the relief of the frightened, and Dayle and Chloe finished off the gift giving!
It was wonderful seeing all the kids playing together and getting excited over each other's presents! Alyshia and Bella are too cute!
Coen got so tuckered out by everything that he even had a big sleep in the afternoon! Which meant that the poor kid missed out on the fun of dipping GIANT strawberries in chocolate and getting covered in the results!
It was all a bit much for Lara!
Credit for all the above photos goes to Wendy's camera and whoever was behind it at the time!
Jen
