december babies

A great way to start celebrating the 'silly' season is by celebrating all the birthdays in December.  We have four birthdays in the space of eight days!!  This year was a big birthday for Thomas who turned 18!!  He has finished school, got his drivers license, got himself a carpentry apprenticeship and is now an adult.  What a big year for Thomas. 

two birthday girls

Grandad and his baby granddaughter

december babies

A great way to end the night was for five out of the ten cousins to play cards - scumbags and warlords was the game of choice.  This is the card games that Kate and Nick taught Matty last time we went camping. 

Laura, Thomas, Matthew, Kate and Nicholas