Angus & Flora 2024 Week Four

 

December 22nd:: We’ve been following along with the @pawprint_family Christmas advent calendar and the elves have enjoyed watching us work on the activities. Today though, they have come up with a little extra challenge for us as we have guests coming round! I wonder if we will be able to find all three little pieces?

For those curious to know, the cousins who came round for our pre-Christmas family party did indeed find all three of the little wooden pieces. Next year we will have to make it much harder!

December 23rd:: Angus and Flora have been inspired by the bedazzled festive tractor parades that have been happening around us. They’ve amassed a collection of little tractors and made their own procession, the teddies have even come out to watch!!

December 24th:: It’s Angus and Flora’s last day! They’ve observed the naughty and nice children, wrapped their presents to take back to their elf friends, dressed appropriately for travel, laid out their stockings and checked their passports haven’t expired.

Although, perhaps there’s time for one last adventure…?

Our Christmas Eve routine is the same (almost) every year. It is my uncle's birthday so we always have a party for him during the day which kind of kick starts the festivities for us so it's rather nice really. This year Baby F, the elves and I had to hop on the bus to the party destination so it was an extra little adventure for Angus and Flora. 

Last year on Christmas Eve Reece and I had taken Baby F and visited Bedgebury Pinetum to see the Christmas lights and we decided to do it again this year as it was so magical. It did not disappoint! The weather was great, which always helps, and there were lots of new displays to enchant us. It may become a new yearly tradition for us, although I am tempted by the Polar Express experiences on the steam railways as well. 

This was my absolute favourite display, all about Mycelium! It was absolutely mesmerizing with the different colours swirling around the bottom of the tree trunks and the fairy-like toadstools sticking up in clusters. 

Merry Christmas All! 

Angus & Flora 2024 Week Three

December 15th:: Snowflakes are falling in our kitchen! Angus and Flora must have been up all night cutting out snowflakes to decorate our cupboards. Luckily for us the house elves came through already and tidied up the paper mess (if only they did that more often). Looking good elves!

December 16th:: You know those spoofy video tutorials about how to wrap your sausage dog…? Flora is making her own tutorial on how to wrap a Christmas elf! Angus is the sausage dog.

December 17th:: It’s Nativity day! Baby F is playing Rudolph today in his nursery nativity and he had an extra costume so Angus and Flora are putting on their own performance. Like the two-ended stage donkey, they are both playing the part of Rudolph, coming together with the sheep and dinosaur to witness the miracle of the magical mushroom in a small hut in Bedroom.

Their version of the nativity is probably not based on fact or any other previously told story.

December 18th:: Oh. My. Goodness! Flora came across a Christmas tree craft she would like to make from Pinterest involving toilet rolls and, rather than waiting for a roll to become available like a sensible elf would, she and Angus have just unravelled a whole roll instead!! This craft better be worth it!

December 19th:: Angus and Flora are playing trains! They’ve borrowed a track and have the smollest train to chug along past the houses and fields. They did ask Fin to join them but he was busy having a morning meltdown so he’ll go back later to join in the fun.

 

December 20th:: Angus and Flora are going on a field trip! They have their naughty or nice map and are off to test some of the children they find out and about to see what the percentages of nice children are. Sometimes this kind of research is a real drag but today the elves get to ride on a bus so that’s not a bad start!!

The three little photos show what Angus and Flora got up to on their trip out! They found a pretty Christmas tree, sipped hot chocolate in Costa and got comfy in a great window seat ready to watch the nice (or naughty) children walking past for their survey.

December 21st:: What better way to start a weekend than wrapping yourself in fairy lights and singing carols! Angus and Flora have their song books out and are singing away in the corner. If only they weren’t tone deaf!

Not many days left to go now!

Angus & Flora 2024 Week Two

December 8th:: Do you wanna build a snowman?

December 9th:: Angus and Flora have come across a recipe for Reindeer food so have been busy whipping up a batch for our expected reindeer guests!

Most of it is even staying in the bowl.

December 10th:: Baby F has a friend home from nursery this week and the elves appear to have invited him for a special campfire session. They’ve made a cosy den and have a warm fire going around which to tell their favourite Christmas stories. Hopefully they’ve stashed some snacks somewhere in those sleeping bags as it could go on for a while!

December 11th:: First it was tree chocolates and now candy canes! Angus and Flora are turning our Christmas tree into a sweet shop. How many canes can you spot?

December 12th:: Angus and Flora are having a movie moment, swinging on an inconveniently placed homemade swing! Goodness knows how they got there- or how they plan to get down again! Probably best just to leave them to it.

December 13th:: Angus and Flora are treating themselves to a little hot tub bubble bath! They’re heating up their bubbles using the radiator and have their favourite ducks (and dolphin) to bubble around on the surface.

December 14th:: It’s a race!! Coming down the hallway, hopping like mad in their sparkly gift bags, tags flying in the wind. Angus has just overtaken Blue Ted but he’s too far behind to catch up to the Jellycat Bunny. Jellycat Bunny is going to win!!

This little set up didn't last long once Baby F got involved. All of the gift bag sacks were knocked over with a lot of cheeky chuckling, and the teddy bear/bunny then 'rescued' from being trapped in their bags. Angus and Flora were rather brutally left where they were!