Papa Bear has finally finished work for the holiday, and I’ve had a busy week in the kitchen, stocking up on freezer portions to save cooking over the festive period. Baby Bear is baking nicely & ready to enjoy their first Christmas from the comfort of my mince pie filled belly!
Everything seems to have gone remarkably smoothly this year, it’s the strangest thing.
We have the Christmas food shopping arrive tomorrow, with great plans for truffles, trifles, and my very favourite Christmas Eve tradition- Hot chocolate & marshmallows with a good book in bed.
We have a rough idea of a few things we’d like to get done in the week before switching off on the 24th. And we’ve finally decided where Baby Bear’s little den will be, so can start folding & sorting through the mountain of gifts & hand-me-downs we’ve been given, that are taking up half of the living room at the moment!
I might save the job of folding tiny little bibs & baby grows for a quiet & magical hour before bed on Xmas Eve : )
We like to do very little over winter, preferring to spend the whole of December & January in hibernation, fattening up & reflecting on all that we’re thankful for. It’s such a pleasure to slow down & enjoy the good things in life, cosy jumpers & hot porridge, under a blanket by the fire.
I’ll stop babbling now as I’m full of snacks & it’s late, so it’s time to go to bed.
The Three Bears 