Brown paper packages tied up with string...

...Christmas is one of my favourite things!

Getting right into it now, most of the shopping is done, started wrapping parcels and even made a start on the food (the frozen xmas dessert part that is). The ugly rumours of a 46 degree day have been quashed too thank goodness, heres hoping the forecast of 33 is fairly accurate… That I can deal with! ♥

First Presents

I can always count on my very clever and very stylish Mum to add some class to any event. A big box full of goodies arrived in the post yesterday and as expected it held some beautifully wrapped parcels to give our tree something to proudly stand guard over. Lovely felt bags, handmade gift tags and a cleverly used paper doily. You always deliver the goods when it comes to creative flair and making a gift that extra bit special, thanks Mum, we cant wait to see what lies beneath! xXx

Christmas Countdown

I am very excited about Christmas this year. I am hosting my very first little family Christmas here in Perth. The Boys' brother and his BFF are currently visiting from the UK, so they will be enjoying their first ever southern hemisphere xmas here with us and on top of that we have the Boys' wee lads staying with us for the entire weekend, which of course makes it oh so special.

So whilst this Christmas is going to be very 'visitors and little people focused', I wanted to do something that was just for me and the Boy. I decided to create an advent calendar made up of little notes for each other, to share things that we love about one another, things that make us smile, laugh or maybe just memorable times we've shared. So we both scribbled our 24 notes down on red (for him) and blue (for me) card, and sealed them in 24 individual envelopes ready to be opened each day leading up to Christmas.

How nice it will be to end up on Christmas day with an envelope full of 24 messages of loveliness from my Boy. A little package of smiles that will surely beat any gift under the tree.

Happy first of December! xo