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We saw “IBM Father Christmas” yesterday. Yes, that’s his name. He brings presents to all of the boys and girls of IBM parents, then he goes off to help the normal Father Christmas, apparently. He also provides a magic show, disco, face painter and card making station. He’s pretty amazing.
Our first Elf arrived in 2011 when Jensen Indiana was one year old. I had discovered the tradition through reading American family blogs and there were aspects I loved about the whole idea and others I wasn’t so fond of. The basic concept was of an elf who arrived in your home and who…
As soon as I knew I was going to be a mommy, I started thinking of Christmas. Being 8 months pregnant at the time, all I could think of was how we would celebrate as a little family – a new family – and the fun we would have making memories. As it turned out,…
Poor St. George. Patron Saint of England and he’s so overlooked in the celebrations department. St. Patrick gets to entertain the boys with little leprechaun antics, St. David brings Welsh cakes and daffodils into the house – but St. George? We need to up our game here. I remember draping huge flags from our halls…
For the first time in forever, someone wrote their own letter to Father Christmas, phonetically. After Excalibur wore his silver harness and crossed the Rainbow Bridge, we tearfully made our way through Christmas Eve, making reindeer food in the most haphazard way ever, and putting our sign out, so Father Christmas would know where we…
As the Easter Bunny, Father Christmas, the Tooth Fairy and the Irish Leprechauns all stopped sprinkling me with magic a (far too) long time ago, since 2010 I have sought solace in something else. Sorry magical folk. You deserted me and I’ve replaced you with the Morning Reveal. The Morning Reveal deserves its status as…
Dear Hero, Merry Christmas, tiny one. How the time has flown by. I have to remind myself that you’re still a baby – and yet you’re so headstrong already. You’re the most contented little boy – feeding brilliantly, sleeping like no baby we’ve known, and bursting our hearts with your smile each time our eyes…
Love that moody photo and love his beard. Great photo. Hope you've sorted your phone xxx
Thanks Lisa – no such luck though yet :/ I am still phone-less! Boo 🙁
A great photo, your boys look so blonde here x
Thanks Jane – they are bright blonde now – Hero is a brunette like me though 😉
That's such a lovely photo! I remember the Father Christmas at my Dad's work, I think he always had a few beforehand! 😀
That photograph is magical!
What a magical photo! One to treasure for sure.
Wow IBM does sound pretty amazing! Love the photo x
Loving the photo – I bet you will look
back on this in years to come and be transported back to this time
What a lovely company IBM is. My husband's company is more likely to take presents off children!
Aw what a fantastic idea! You're picture is beautiful by the way x
Such an adorable photo, really magical
Love the picture and I would welcome a visit from this Santa too 🙂
That photo is brilliant, it looks like one off of a Christmas card!
Love that photo – captures christmas perfectly
what an an absolutely beautiful picture