Each year seem so go by so fast, but when you actually stop and take account of what has happened during your year it's amazing how much actually goes on! Seriously - this is one of the main reasons I blog, to record precious memories and learn to be thankful for every single day. With 2011 just a breath away, here is my...

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I hope your Christmas was filled with wonderful things like... Precious family and friends... Skype family photos... Tonnes of fun and laughter... Gift giving... and of course lots of delicious food (Boo was nearly bursting at the seams - her feet couldn't touch the ground)! I ♥ Christmas. ...

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Merry Christmas from the Drake family!!!   For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.  Isaiah 9:6 ...

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Tonight we began our Christmas celebrations with our 'Happy Birthday' cake for Jesus. Since the Jewish day offically begins when the sun goes down (from dusk to dusk), we love to do this on Christmas Eve, while everyone is focussed and excited  (rather than overdosed on lollies and presents). This year I comissioned my 11 year old son to decorate the cake -...

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So much to love in this week leading up to Christmas!  Here are a few of the things I'm loving at the moment... This adorable video about Christmas - seen through the eyes of a child... Making jewelery (and fixing up some my daughter broke) to hang on my new jewelery tree...  Watching Poppa teach his grandaughter the art of feeding our pet...

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The worst time to bake is when your in the middle of a sweltering hot day... and that's just what we did today. It felt nice to make something "Christmassy"... delicious gingerbread biscuits, dusted with icing sugar. Baking like this doesn't last long in our household, so thankfully visitors popped in just as the biscuits were being dusted with icing sugar... and our...

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I am loving the Christmas holidays!  To be honest, there have been quite a few moments where we would have loved to send our kids right back to school, but apart from those moments, some great memories have been made. Surprisingly, there have also been a few 'makings' happening in amongst it all... Two Christmas stockings for the boys (I made these for...

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This is what happens when 3 girls are trapped in a hot car with a camera (and by 'hot car' I don't mean our people mover)... You should have seen the ones I didn't share. ...

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Things have been rather busy around here, but there has also been so many things I'm loving... actually, too many!  Here are a few... Christmas plays... they are cute, funny and often very moving (I cry easily), reminding us of the real reason for Christmas. My boys current love for barbecuing!  For the past 3 nights they have been helping make dinner on...

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