Our last Christmas as a family of 2

We had some fun playing with the camera tonight and I am quite happy with how they turned out.
Next year there will be another little person in these photos (on the outside that is!).

Wishing you all a Christmas filled with love and peace.

Merry Christmas Eve!

It's been hot here in Melbourne the last few days and the air-con received a workout today.

There's been cleaning and cooking, wrapping and wriggling (from a certain little lady!) and eating and unwrapping tonight with my immediate family. They came over to our house for dinner and I think that it's given me a taste of what it could be like to host Christmas. Maybe next year?! :)

Here are some photos from today.  I love Christmas!

Fill the Blanks: Christmas!

Here we are again. It's (just past) Friday and tomorrow is Christmas Day! :) Here are my Christmas blanks from Lauren.

1.   The best way to spread Christmas cheer is spending time with those you love and singing Christmas songs- the oldies and the newies!

2.   The thing I love most about Christmas is the childhood wonder of it all. I love the lights, the Christmas story, the traditions, the food and spending time with family and friends. I also love the it signals time for relaxing and easing into the Summer holidays.

3.  The holiday season is a time for spending with family and friends and for thanking God for the best Christmas gift- Jesus!

4. My favorite thing to eat at the holidays is .... ooo! This is hard! Usually I would say that I love the shortbread and gingerbread, shortbread cased mince pies and my spiced biscuits and our family's traditional Pineapple Pudding, but I won't have too much of that this year! I love a proper ham and roast lunch... yum!

5.  I will be spending Christmas with my immediate family on Christmas Eve night, then Christmas lunch we will share with Toby's mum, sister and her partner and some friends of my MIL. Dinner will be a small 'left-overs' affair with mum and dad and their place, and maybe some taggers along from their lunch. 

6.  Tis better to (give or receive?) At Christmas time, the giving! But birthdays are all about the receiving! :) My mum is a real gift giver though so I don't really have to choose between one or the other! 

7.  I'm dreaming of a calm, fun Christmas that's not too hot!

Merry Christmas all! 

xoxo

Interactive place value

GREAT site for explaining trading and place value.

More similar manipulatives here. 

Card Games

Just want to remember this site for when the kids are a little bigger... or I'm back in the classroom!