The school year finished on December 14 and Seb and I wasted no time jumping on an aeroplane south on the 16th, leaving poor Manuel to fend for himself for a whole month.
But the Melbourne homecoming was not to be what we expected as temperatures had dropped to a very scary 18 degrees!!! Or at least scary to Seb and I who have been use to 30 + for the past 8 months.
Thankfully we endured and started to get into the Melbourne Christmas mood. I had a few last minute Chrissy presents to organise and a lot of catching up to do, not to mention a gorgeous little nephew to meet. And the following Saturday saw another trip to the airport to collect Jane.
Seb slid back into Melbourne life very easily although missed Manuel trembly.
Christmas Day began as you would expect with the emptying of 'Santa's Sack'. We all then headed to Nadine and Pete's for a fantastic breakfast of pancakes and fruit, before sitting around the Christmas tree and having Seb, Ali and Ben hand out all the presents. Little Jake managed to sleep through all the excitement!
For lunch it was off to Jan and Glenn's. And as the weather had restored itself to a proper Melbourn
e summer we were able to enjoy an excellent festive dinner outside in the sunshine!
e summer we were able to enjoy an excellent festive dinner outside in the sunshine!
