Boxing Day was much like Christmas Day, just a bit more low key. Ellie has once again surrounded by family, games, playing and laughter. Continue reading “Boxing Day”
Category: Vacations
Getting away from the hustle and bustle of Ellie’s daily routine
Christmas 2014
Christmas Day was spent amongst great company, eating too much food, playing lots of games and opening presents.
All in all, it was a really enjoyable day and Ellie was on top form, making the most of the family she had around her. Continue reading “Christmas 2014”
Visiting Raystede Animal Sanctuary
On Christmas Eve, Mama had made plans long in advance to visit Raystede Animal Sanctuary, in Ringmer, near Lewes.
We were pleasantly surprised by how nice it was there, and we’d highly recommend visiting there and seeing all the animals in such a lovely environment. Continue reading “Visiting Raystede Animal Sanctuary”
Reindeer ears
Ellie’s Granny got her some cute reindeer ears to play with while she was here in England, and as usual, Ellie looks great in everything! Continue reading “Reindeer ears”
Getting used to trains
Since Grandad lives so close to Southwick station, we have generally been taking the train to go into Brighton, or to visit friends, as we did today.
Ellie has been loving looking out the window at all the people, sights and animals! Continue reading “Getting used to trains”
Getting our Christmas tree
During the day today, we took some time to hunt down a Christmas tree. Mama really wanted a real tree to decorate, so we found a florist selling some trees and with the help of some spare decorations from Aunty Nicola, we were all set. Continue reading “Getting our Christmas tree”
Dinner at Nicola’s with Granny
Today, we headed over to Aunty Nicola’s house to see everyone again and to meet Granny.
We shared some Lebanese food, but more importantly, we played around with Granny, Aunty Nicola, Aunty Michelle and Max. Continue reading “Dinner at Nicola’s with Granny”
Ellie’s first few days in England
Our first few days in England were characterized by lots of sleeping, meeting family members and more snoozing.
Ellie met Aunty Nicola, Aunty Michelle, Uncle Andy, Aunty Sam, cousin Ace and cousin Max for the first time, and met Grandad and Dosh again. Continue reading “Ellie’s first few days in England”
Our Christmas trip to Mount Dora
The past two years, Martina and I have gone to Mount Dora a weekend or two before Christmas, as a little getaway. It also helped us to get a bit more in the Christmas spirit, as that can be hard when it’s 80+ degrees outside: Mt Dora is quite a small little town in central Florida, which goes all out for Christmas and it’s a nice place to kick back and get festive.
This year, we had no intention of stopping that tradition, so we invited Marti’s mom along and the four of us enjoyed a nice little weekend. We stayed at Maison en Ville, which is an excellent little B and B, downtown, within walking distance of all the town’s offerings.