The house is eerily quiet. Peter has taken all three kids to a birthday party. Very stoic of him, since the party is at an animal farm, and it has been raining all morning. I decided the combination of foot, venue and weather conditions made the party a less than wonderful prospect for me, so I stayed at home. Pity, as I like the family having the party.

This foot thing is driving me mad. By the end of the day everything aches from walking oddly whether with two, one or no crutches. By 8pm yesterday, after two concerts, a half day of work, driving to work and back, and a visit to the bank and the library, I was ready to collapse.

Some pictures:

Mary and Joseph on the way to Bethlehem.

Joseph with some visiting kings (Tev, S'bu and Kyle):


Everyone:


Keen to get to the party bit:


And then we were at Lauren's concert in the evening (lighting was tricky for photos):

Dear Father Christmas, we want you to know, we'd like to build a snowman but there isn't any snow...


And Frosty the snowman was a jolly happy soul...


So a busy but fun day for our family.