Family & friends; Christmas cheer & New Year's here...

I spent the last few days before Christmas making sure that everything was ready, which included seeing Grandpa Barry, Granny Annie and Gt Grandma Edna... this is because I knew that I wouldn't see them during Christmas week... I got my first piggy bank and my first investment to put in it...

Christmas was lovely... sooo much has gone on and I've had so much fun. Look at me in my '1st Christmas' baby grow. My friends from down the road bought me this, I hope they had a lovely time.

On Christmas Eve we packed the car (no room left) with all of my things so that we could go to Newbury and see Grandma Felicity and Grandad Martin. We had a nice quiet evening and then Santa came overnight and Christmas Day arrived. This is me waiting for Santa to arrive, with Freddy the dog and Grandma giving me a cuddle.

We had a nice calm breakfast and then crash, bang, crash, bang, the rest of the family arrived. There was G'ma F, G'dad M, Unc Al, Aunty's Dee and Leone and Cousins Maxi, Connor, Tristan, Conrad and Chelsea... Great Grandma came to cuddle me too.

Presents flew all over the place as did the wrappers and lots of Christmas crackers, it was all hectic fun throughout the '8' course lunch that Grandad M cooked for us all. I got really full up and had to snooze it off!

On Boxing Day we went to Gt Aunty Andy and Gt Unc Terry's house nearer to where I live. My Mummy's family were there which included the hosts, Gt Aunty Janice, Gt Aunty Vallee, Gt Unc Robin and Gt Aunty Chris and of course Grandma Pat! Gt Unc Brian was poorly so we ate his share of the food! Lots more presents and lots more fun... It would be easier to list what I didn't get rather than what I did... I didn't get a kitchen sink!

Still some quality time left for Mummy and me!

New Year saw us on the move again... We went all the way to a place call Thurlstone in Devon. Daddy packed the car up again, he says that it's amazing how much clobber there is to take with you when you've got a little me to pack for... that's the joy of having me I thought! Thurlstone was great... just look at the view!

We met our friends Eddie and Esme, Antonia and Nathan and Tom. We had lots of yummy food and lots of thirst quenching tipples (mine's a pint... of milk!). We did lots of walking and talking and it was such fun. I got even more cuddles and attention, it was just great! We even saw our local friends there, the Harrison's were holidaying near by so we met up for a cuppa. At New Year we all got wrapped up and went down to the beach and played a game of throw the stone into the sea and go fetch before the wave got you... I just watched with Mummy... Daddy went in!

This year Daddy, Mummy and I are going to enjoy Christmas in our new house. It's still being renovated at the moment, but that's the plan. We'll hopefully go on a holiday to Cyprus and maybe I'll nip over to Germany to see Aunty Steph (she's been living it up in Egypt this Christmas). Mummy and Daddy would like to take me to America, but they'll see about that one... something about seeing what pennies are available!

I'll be 1 in April and am looking forward to some warmer weather so that I can romp around in the garden with nothing on! I think that I'll get some teeth this year, perhaps even do a bit of crawling and walking. I might even say the odd 'hello' and wave at people. I'd also like to be in my own set of underpants. I think that I'll take up swimming soon (have got my own pair of groovy trunks already) and I plan to have many more cuddles, some with my little bunny, he'll be 5 this year!

Thank you so much for my presents. I've been truly spoiled with all of the gifts you've bought me. I am such a lucky boy... here's to a fabulous and fun 2008!