whats everyone doing for xmas?

Cold ham, hot chicken, stuffing, salad, prawns, pav with cream and strawberries, xmas pud and custard... all at my place this year for a first - makes it easier on us with Erin, so I can put her down in familiar surroundings when she's tired / it's time to sleep. Oh, and it will be just me and DH, my Mum and her partner, and another couple of family friends (husband and wife).

We're off to Wanganui on the 23rd or 24th. Will spend Xmas lunch with Andrew's parents (and bro, SIL & nephew) and then dinner with my parents and brother.

Usually hot ham on the menu at his place, and turkey at mine, plus lots of yummy veges (hot & cold) and nice desserts.

Looking forward to seeing Amelia's face with all the pressies

I am working this xmas eve, which sucks because both girls are kinda old enough now - especially Paris so i will miss out on the "ooh sant'a coming tonight" kinda thing.. although that means i will also miss the tantys mike will inevitably throw whilst putting together the slide, swing and PAris's bike!! lol (so kinda cancels out really)

Planning to stick at home for the morning and just hang together, thought we might ask mike's parents if they wanted to come but they don't really commit to anything (they don't plan to do things... according to mike..ok whatever) I thought maybe of going somehwere for lunch but most places don't finish lunch sittings til afternoonish unless you go early... that and i put it on mike to do and as yet he still hasn't rung to find out, lolol, everywhere will be booked!

Then just when the kids have hit the grumpy/overstimulated time of the day.. i get to go off to work and leave mike to deal with them. Sucks, just thinking about it. But boxing day we are all going round to mums instead and having a xmas potluck dinner there, which will be nice.

We usually do year about with my sister, but this year was our turn to go up and i can't with work.. which is even more sucky cos i know this year will be hard for her cos she's just left her hsuband and will be on her own for half the day while the kids are at his place.

Edited by mum2paris

This year, I am having xmas dinner here, my mum, dad (if he is well enough to come out of the hospice for the day)a family friend, Rod, me, stepson and Jacob. Can't wait! We don't have a tree up yet, as I think I may have killed Jake by now after being driven nuts by the incessant decoration pulling off. i will put it up this weekend. We got jacob a Lightening mcQueen ride on bike thing, a keyboard, a wheelbarrow with some garden tools, and santa is bringing soem Pj's and a writing thingy. I think his big bro is gettign him a paddling pool, and gran and pop are getting a play tunnel tent for him. We will be eating a Stuffed and seasoned roast pork, cooked on our BBQ spit, Baked ham (mmmmmmmm)roast chicken, new spuds and peas from the garden and baby carrots and a salad. For dessert, pav, brandy snaps, choc mousse, trifle (mmmmmmmmmmmmmm) Fresh marlborough raspberries, strawberries and cherries and maybe soem choccies. Ok, so alot of food for such a small group, but that will do tea and lunch boxing day as well.

mmmmmmm I'm hungry!

We still haven't hosted Christmas yet - good on you guys who are doing that! Christmas morning will be just on our own - probably the best part of Christmas lol. So the kids will get a chance to open and play with the things we've got them (bangles, duplo, pull-along shape sorter). Then we'll be off to DH's parents for lunchtime and the afternoon. Sounds like lunch will be BBQ so that MIL can have the day off cooking, at least in part

Then New Year's Day we've committed to going to my parents for Christmas III which will be more traditional type main meal lunch but not too expensive (they are beneficiaries with 7 kids at home), so probably roast chicken and all the veges. Again the afternoon there opening presents etc.

Then after all that we'll probably celebrate New Year as family on the 2nd (the next day) with party poppers, nice dinner and sparkling grape juice for all us 4.

No plans yet...he he ha ha

We are having Christmas here! (Am I mad??!!)

But I was adamant that if everyone wanted to see Charlotte, we would have to have it at our house, I am not shipping her all over the show for her first Christmas. We have the grandparents and great grandparents coming. Oh, and we are privledged to be sharing it with Jezsika, Cory and Ella too. Cant wait cant wait!!!!

Rather than doing the big roast thing, we decided to have a BBQ and everyone is bringing something. We will still have the traditional puddings tho! It just ain't Christmas without Pav or Trifle!!! YUUUUMMM!

Joey and I fly down to Nelson tomorrow (my mum lives there) - Peter is joining us on the 22nd. There will be 11 adults and Joey for xmas, hehehehehe, guess who will be a spoiled boy this year!!!

Then the 29th we fly off to Germany until the end of Jan. eeeeek

we're all meeting at my sisters house.
my brother and his girlfriend are coming over from america with her parents, my sister and her fiance are coming from tauranga and one of my other sister's and her husband are coming over from chch. also, my other 3 sister and their respective partners are coming, my dad's ex-wife and her family will be there and also her mum's coming over from england....wow, we must be really popular, quite afew people are coming from overseas to see us
because there's going to be 23 adults not to mention all the kiddies we're just doing secret santa so it's not so hard on everyone's pockets.
it's gonna be fun!! i haven't seen my whole family together for aaaages, well, not counting my other brother who can't be there.
sorry, it's a bit rambly.

lol, sounds good! I arrive in Nelson tomorrow evening. I will PM you my details if you like! :)