Monday 12 December 2016

Family Get Together

My family event was a huge success, we had lots of fun catching up with each other.  Your comments and emails on my preparations were greatly appreciated.  There were a few tears blinked back when I saw my brother as memories of my nephew flooded over me, it must have been so much worse for him.  All in all a good day, the children were a little fractious at times but enjoyed the party atmosphere.  There was of course a little crafting, you can not visit Granny's without a craft and of course Christmas needs a little glue and glitter so baubles were duly made.

 

 
Party games were played and a little sprucing up of Grandad achieved, he needed a sparkly bow...
 
 
I did have some fun with my daughters, it was just good to have family around, soak in the seasonal atmosphere and catch up with each other.
 

 
There were lots of kisses and cuddles...
 





 
...and of course the mountain of food to climb.  Which all went down extremely well.
 





 
Believe it or not topped off a couple of times with cheese, garlic potatoes and bread.  A feast fit for a King.
 




 
...or this hungry mob.
 
We came close to a disaster when we didn't have enough Gingerbread men to go around, but lollies and sweets came to the rescue as well as these two characters...
 
 
I now have the mammoth task of clearing up, this could take awhile but I will visit with you all as soon as I can.   I will have treasured memories of a get together for many years to come.   I still have lots to look forward to as this special time of year and really feel for the many who have no one to share special moments with.    Sadly Christmas is not always the happy family event that is portrayed so beautifully in magazines, cards and films for some so I do feel blessed that I do get so much from family gatherings.  We are far from perfect but somehow come together despite all our differences and for that I am always thankful.
 
See you soon.
 









32 comments:

  1. It seems like you had a Chirstmas party before time !
    And by the photos, it was indeed a great reunion with the family !
    Have a nice week !
    Hug
    Anna

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  2. Fractious children? Why, I have not seen a more angelic looking group of grands in my life! I imagine that your brother received many big hugs and being around family, food, and fun is good for him. So good. Good for everybody!

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  3. How wonderful to be close to so much family and be able to spend time all together often. Just throw me one of those chocolate cupcakes and I'd not miss a Gingerbread Man at all. Thanks for sharing, it made life a little warmer today.

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  4. The food looks so delicious, what wonderful memories you've made for everyone xx

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  5. It looks like you all had a wonderful time. Your last paragraph is so true, it's terribly sad that Christmas isn't a happy time for everyone and we are blessed to have family to share it with.

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  6. Oh wow! What a wonderful family gathering. The food looks absolutely delicious. What a fabulous spread. Good luck with the clearing up. X

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  7. It looks like the day was just perfect! And that food looks delicious! Your words in that last paragraph are so true. It's good to see families that enjoy getting together. I miss the days when my grandchildren were young and they all came here for Christmas day. I do remember the job of cleaning up after everyone went home, but it was sure worth the mess.

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  8. Beautiful pics of a lovely happy family.
    I really wish that everyone could have a taste it. My heart breaks for anyone who doesn' have a family or friends to spend Christmas with.
    You did yours proud with that spread....it looks amazing-x-

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  9. Precious times, what a wonderful gathering.
    I love your husbands new look x

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  10. What a lovely party, every one looks so happy and filled up with the love of your beautiful family.

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  11. So glad you had such a great time with your family.

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  12. This is heart warming and so glad that your amazing preparations paid of and it looks wonderful! Happy smiling faces all round!
    Best wishes!

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  13. Such a beautiful family, you are indeed blessed.

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  14. Oh what a lovely time with family! The food looks delicious and I just wanted to jump through my screen and eat at few bites! Ha! Thanks for sharing your day with us!!

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  15. Such a beautiful day. All your hard work clearly paid off. I'm looking forward to my daughters coming home next week.

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  16. What a great family get together!
    Food looks yummy.
    Yes, I too feel really sad for those without family to celebrate with - the season does bring up all sorts of conflicting emotions.Pretty tough for some. Do hope gift cod worked?

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  17. Oh my!! It looks like you had a most wonderful time of fun, family, games and food. We are those people this year with no family. Our children will all be far away and I'm struggling with that fact this year. It's hard, but we love each other and I know we'll talk by face-time and share from a distance. The quiet house does depress me though. I know life changes and I just need to adapt to it. It gives me great joy to see moments such as yours and the happiness you have.
    Blessings,
    Betsy

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  18. sounds like a wonderful time.. look at all those happy faces.

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  19. Oh, how have I missed these posts? I read the previous one, too, to see all your preparations. Sounds like a wonderful time! I need to get my skates on to get ready for my family! Love all the extra touches you added to make things extra special for your family! You look so happy there with your daughters. :) xo Deborah

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  20. Such lovely pics of food, family, and a lot of fun. I'm sure it was all worth the work you put into making it come together.

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  21. What a wonderful Christmas get together you had. All the faces look so happy! That's an amazing buffet table you put together! Enjoy the memories as you putter about cleaning up.

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  22. Thanks for letting us enjoy some glimpses of the result of your loving creative efforts! Wonderfull! xx

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  23. such a beautiful family and oh, that food looks so delicious! im sure as you clean you will be thinking back on the festivities. thank you for sharing with us!

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  24. Thank you for sharing pictures of what looks like a great day with your gorgeous family.

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  25. you do know how to throw a party!!! lovely table and most especially having all that family together :)

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  26. A beautiful gathering of family members to enjoy good food and great company. Christmas party has started! Beautiful grand kids!

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  27. Oh, how wonderful. You look as if you all had a great time and your party fod looks wonderful. Happy memories and super photos:)

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  28. What a wonderful celebration and a beautiful family. And the food looks just amazing. It's so wonderful to have family together and I will sure be missing that this year.

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  29. Lovely, lovely photos! And I am sorry about your nephew. It looks like everyone had great family time!
    xo
    Lynn

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  30. What a beautiful family you have , Merry christmas xxx

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  31. mhhhh che tavola imbandita!! che amore di bambini!!!

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