A cruise is lovely is a cruise...

...and it was!  Yes a wee bit Hi de hi - there was a hairy chest competition at one point and yes we did have queue a lot, sorry wait in line, for our food - but it didn't stop us having a great time.  The kids loved the water slides and the hot tubs, the adults loved the strawberry daiquiris and the huge cans of Fosters.  Oh and other things not related to alcohol of course.  We saw in the New Year with a huge balloon drop with the kids and then an adult party, featuring fizz and jumpers, hoodies, coats and hoods on our balcony.  Fun but brrrrr! Added together with a trip to Universal first it was a New Year to remember.

Twas the week before Christmas...

and it didn't much feel like it as the sun blazed down.  However we battled on regardless ;)

The biggest news was the Sophia had her eyes pierced.  She didn't even flinch. #hardcore.  She was so determined she wanted them done there was no way she would have admitted if it did hurt though!!  They do look very pretty and she looks even more grown up.  Where has my baby gone??

And then of course there was the yearly trip to church to see the Christmas pageant.  This year T joined in - he was a sheep!  He enjoyed his 5 minutes of fame sliding around on his knees :)  And Sophia was an angel with pierced ears!  Natalie and Hannah were a narrator and an shepherd and these pictures are really bad, hey ho!

Merry Christmas Everyone.