10 days after moving in, we had Christmas at our house this year with our Mums, Dads and Siblings.
We really enjoyed showing them all the work we had done in the house and cooking a traditional meal but with a twist!
On Christmas eve we tidied polished and prepped the house. We also did lots of food prep while watching Christmas movies, we combined some Nigella and Jamie tips with family traditions and Lucy inspirations...
We woke up early on Christmas day to get the turkey sorted and in the oven. Emma and I went to church with Emma's family in the morning, now just a short walk away from our house!
Then we walked home to do some final prep before our families descended, we had just put everything away tidily when both families turned up with bags and boxes of stuff, we had asked them to bring their own drinks for the day but I think each of them brought enough drinks for all 8 of us!
We showed Emma's parents and Brother around the house as they hadn't seen it since the furniture moved in and they really liked what we had done with it!
Our theme for the decoration was snowflakes, reindeer and little houses all in red blue and white in our dining room and purple green and gold in the lounge.
Lucy then carried on with the cooking while Emma prepared drinks and entertained the family. We sat down just before 1.30pm for a great meal which went on until 3.30pm.
Menu
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Salmon mousse with crackers and a water cress salad
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Turkey
Gravy
Carrots
Parsnips
Bread Sauce
Roast Potatoes
Pigs in Blankets
Cranberry Sauce
Sweet Potato & Swede Mash
Sprouts with bacon and pine nuts
Sausage meat, Chestnut and Amereto Stuffing
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Wine
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Christmas Pudding Ice Cream
Lemon and Dark Chocolate Tart
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Cheese and crackers for those with an inch of space left!
After lunch we retired to the lounge to open presents. Emma and I had not opened any of our presents but our brothers and sisters and parents had opened their presents from each other at their own homes earlier so it was a bit over whelming for us to get all our gifts at once - usually we would see family and friends at separate times but this was a bit crazy and hard to keep a track of who brought what for who.
I think everyone was pleased with their presents!
Everyone went home full, both from dinner and the happiness of spending time with family, leaving us time to watch Strictly and Call the Midwife.
Overall it was a traditional Christmas Day, but that's what this time of year's about.
We hope you all had a Happy Christmas.
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