A simple family Christmas

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An unusually civilised Christmas morning with my sister's contingent arriving at a sensible hour to open their presents.

He can't quite walk yet, but he's got pretty good at balancing...


C loves the giant huggable blue tit he got for Christmas.

My dad, posing with a suitably giant and erudite tome — The Silk Roads: A New History of the World by Peter Frankopan.

My brother-in-law was delighted to receive a bottle of amaretto!

My sister adores giving gifts

My sister posing with an electric razor; presumably one of my brother-in-law's presents...

Even my granny was pleased to get something!

After they left to go and visit the kids other grandparents, my niece arrived to open her presents and to sort out my nephew's christmas lunch arrangements. My sister and company reappeared in time for canapes and, a scarce hour later, the lunch was coming out of the oven

The turkey resting before being served, while the industrious cook makes a few final touches to the bread sauce.

Someone liked his lunch so much he had to go and have a bath afterwards!

With lunch out of the way, the baby washed up, and the others departed, the more athletic members of the party went for a short walk in the park, returning in time for a light supper. The others finished the day with a giant box of chocolates in front of the television, while I slipped off upstairs to read.