Christmas is magical when you have young children.
The build up is electric and I love nothing more than going down to the school or nursery to watch them perform their Nativity Plays. We are waiting with baited breath to find out who gets what part this year, but my children have been everything from Donkey’s, Wise Men, a Star and even Angels.
There is nothing better than being surrounded by the whole family on Christmas Day but when they grow up into young adults that doesn’t happen very often, however this year is going to be different.
Why?
Last year we had our best Christmas ever – we won a Christmas holiday to Coombemill in Cornwall and they went to great lengths to make it special.
We stayed in the most beautiful cabin complete with log burner and a real Christmas tree for us to decorate when we arrived. Just the smell of real pine is delicious! Fiona and her whole family couldn’t have made us feel anymore welcome and organised entertainment for the children.
We explored the farm, took part in feed runs and even ensured that Rudolph had plenty of food before his epic trip around the world with Father Christmas. The kids enjoyed a magical train ride on the Coombemill Christmas Express before being take to the local village of St Tudy where we took part in a Christingle service, before congregating outside to meet the big man himself and sample some mince pies and mulled wine.
Father Christmas found the kids and left sacks filled with toys for them to enjoy on Christmas morning and getting out to do the feed run was a nice break from all the unwrapping. Even cooking Christmas Dinner in a strange oven didn’t phase me, as there wasn’t the pressure of making it perfect like it is at home, although of course it was ;0)
The only thing that was missing were my eldest two, so this year we have booked to go back – all 8 of us plus Abbey’s boyfriend! I cannot wait!!
I have written this post as an entry for the Transun Lapland competition to win a trip to Lapland to see Santa!
Sounds like the perfect way to spend Christmas! 🙂