Merry Christmas to all our Family and Friends. We miss you all the time, but especially today. This was a very low-key day for us, with a small number of gifts to open in the morning and the rest spent indoors playing with toys, reading books and watching a few Christmas shows. I managed to cook a turkey - but pretty much only because the restaurants were all closed on the island. We drank a nice bottle of wine (John looked at the bottle of Malbec and said 'hey, Grandpa Barry left his beer here'). It was great to stay in our pajamas and just enjoy our time together, but being without the rest of the family makes us realize how much more fun it is to have everyone else around.  |
The kids were happy that Santa left some blow-up floaties under the tree - perfect for floating on the lake or riding the waves here.
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| John received some night-vision goggles and immediately put them to use. I woke from a deep sleep to find him standing next to me, watching me sleep through his night-vision goggles. Bo-ring. |
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| On the evening of the 23rd, we headed to downtown Florianopolis for the Christmas parade. Despite our getting lost, having difficulty finding a parking spot, suffering through a horrendous and expensive dinner, plus a sudden umbrella-less violent rainstorm, I'm pretty sure we wound up enjoying the parade. We got lost again on the way home. |
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| Scenes from the Christmas parade - the main square was all decked in holiday lights. |
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| Enjoying the beach on Christmas Eve day....the kids built a 'sandman'. |
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Spent the morning in the lake - just floating around....finished my book. Lovely.
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Possibly the best story of the day came when Carina unwrapped a small make-up set that mommy had given her. "Oh, just what I always wanted," she screeched with delight on seeing the pretty pink box. Not having seen this gift before, Daddy asked her, "Oh, what is it?" To which she replied without missing a beat, "I don't know." :-)
The other real delight came on Christmas eve when the kids blessed us with some Christmas carols while standing by the tree. Click below to have a listen.
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