Christmas 2014

Christmas was once again celebrated in style at Castle Burke and, for the first time in several years, it was a hot and sunny one.

Kris Kringle this year involved each adult having a different theme, with a budge of $30 to spend on each other adult. Gillian had body products, Meg had food, Pete had books/dvds, Wayne had gadgets, Denise had garden and I had beverages.

In a controversial decision, all adult presents were opened on Christmas Eve when the children had gone to bed to make Christmas Day a little less frenetic and enabling the present opening to be more sedate and leisurely for the grown ups.

My sister Sam gave Baby Case this awesome t-shirt

After the present opening on Christmas morning, Pete cooked up a breakfast on the bbq

 Ethan enjoying the play pool from Santa

 Mangoes for morning tea

 One for their 21st birthday

 Bryce is so excited he might burst

 ....and has learnt how to cross his eyes

 The 25 people for the Burke family Christmas on the 27th was the ideal opportunity to open an 8 litre bottle of shiraz, which Meg had won in a raffle.

 "We are having babies too!"

(alternative use of basketballs, courtesy of Santa)

Bryce doing "cute face"