December has been completely manic with parties, drinks, hard work, catch-ups with friends, nasty colds, new teeth and of course Christmas celebrations. The highlights have included meeting one of my favourite rock stars (Chad from the Red Hot Chili Peppers - see pic), catching up with our dear friend Flo and meeting her beautiful little boy Ryan, spending time with Richard + Jane and their lovely new baby Wilson, and Nick + Bron and their little chap Lucas, Christmas shopping, and a wonderful pre-Christmas lunch in Stanmore hosted by our amazingly generous friends Pam and Mike Freedman (Nattie's mum and dad).
We were lucky enough to disconnect from the chaos of London and escape to a beautiful part of Wales called Llansteffan for Christmas day. We stayed with Howie, Barney and little Hudson the dog in an old converted dairy in this beautiful, sleepy village at the mouth of the river Towy about 8 miles south of Carmarthen. Friendly and welcoming, the village has to be one of Wales' best kept secrets. We spent Christmas day wandering through the hills of Llansteffan with our beautiful baby girl and the boys. We hiked up a hill to Llansteffan castle to find that we were the only people there. It was absolutely breathtaking.... the sun was shining, the view was stunning and the castle (which was built in 1100) was one of the most beautiful places I have ever had the privilege of visiting. A truly amazing way to spend Christmas day and it was such a treat to discover somewhere so beautiful. We then headed back to the dairy and tucked into a delicious Christmas lunch which was prepared by the boys.
Little Maddie has become quite the little lady and is certainly starting to let us know her opinions. She is even starting to grow some hair, which has been a long time coming! She is learning new words every day and is looking dangerously like she is going to walk any minute. She cruises from one piece of furniture to the next with great confidence and much to our delight, she has started dancing (SO cute). We have been doing lots of family disco sessions (Simes is teaching us both his funkiest moves!). Hope you enjoy the latest pics.
Merry Christmas to all and wishing you a spectacular 2008.
