Miriam wasted no time, waking us up at 6am as usual. Allan wanted to sleep in but those Christmas morning's had passed - now we have a child to contend with. There were presents to open, breakfasts to make and Church to go to.
Unlike last Christmas when she was 3 months old, this year Miriam took a great interest in opening her own presents - and some of ours as well! She ripped off the paper and then shredded it all over the floor (Yay) before inspecting each gift. She didn't quite grasp the concept of 'more'. Allan and I kept telling her to put the present down and open more, but all she wanted to do was play with the one in her hands. Thus our Christmas morning present opening took a long time.
Opening her present from Opa and Oma
Toot toot, here I come
After Church we spent Christmas lunch and afternoon with a few close friends and their families at the Giles' house. Lunch was delicious (even if I do say so myself!) and in true Gove style right after lunch it started to pour with rain.
Christmas lunch at the Giles'
Shortly after the rain came the thunder and lightening and then came the blackout! The power stayed out for most of the afternoon and certainly made for a 'sticky' Christmas.
But it was nothing that a bit more trifle, or cheesecake or pavlova couldn't fix. Unfortunately we couldn't make a cup of coffee/tea to go with.....no power!
Whilst we did enjoy our day, I must admit we missed our family down south and won't be making a habit of spending Christmas at the other end of the country.
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