Christmas Eve Update - and more on the way...

Finally! The updates are on the way, and there's been plenty of news.

Today is Christmas Eve and Clare's 29th Birthday, and this being the southern hemisphere, the weather is outstanding. Just as last year, Molly spent the day in the pool - trying to soak Daddy, putting everything not nailed down in it and then trying (unsuccessfully) to coach Squeak the Cat to join her.

Squeak is Molly's best friend, and we're fairly confident the cat is retarded or superhuman. No matter what we do, the cat follows Molly around the garden and house and lets Molly treat her like a rag doll. She never complains - apart from the occasional miaow - and we once found Squeak being cuddled, and nearly squeezed to death; by a sleeping Molly. Amazing cat.

We decided (well Clare did) that presents wouldn't go under the tree until Christmas Eve night, and while Molly knew what Christmas was about, and who Father Christmas was; she was good enough not to open many of the presents that she found lying around the house.

It's easily my favourite Christmas ever, I was far more excited about Molly opening her presents than anyone else - including her. We put Molly to bed expecting her to get up and begin the Father Christmas search but it never happened. She put out a plate of shortbreads and a beer for Santa and toddled off to bed, not to be seen again till morning.

I rang Mummy and got her, Tom and Amy on the webcam which set up my Christmas nicely - no doubt they were pleased too - and the family got a chance to see Aloise in motion for the first time. I rapidly use up my broadband allowance and I knew that it wouldn't last another day (it didn't) so the vidcam had to be done early rather than on Christmas Day when I would also be able to see Nana and possibly Fee, Hayden and Emily. It's a shame, but I'm glad I got what I did.

I had to write a quick note to Nana for Tom to give to her on Christmas Day but what with putting everything together for Molly, Clare and I were far too tired and crawled into bed in the wee hours exhausted.

Bring on Christmas Day!