On Boxing Day afternoon we collected at Donna and Patrick's house for a late lunch/early dinner. Andreena, John, Margaret and Gordon came from Gawler to join us for the combined family event. The weather was perfect, only 24 degrees, and sunny.
We dined on all the leftovers from the previous day, plus a new trifle made by Margaret. There was a little competition as to who made the best trifle, but I think we decided that they were both delicious. It never ceases to amaze me how different each trifle is, and how confusing it is for a novice like me. Each person is so sure that the way they make the trifle is the correct way.
We ate more prawns, and I can honestly say that I have had enough prawns now. No more until next Christmas.
Altogether, it was an excellent lunch, shared in great company.
Billie-Joe, Jay and Margaret.
Andreena, Billie-Joe and Jay.
Donna, Walter with Andreena getting into the photograph too.
The boys, Gordon, John, Jespa and Patrick, sitting together with the esky.
Scott and Darren, looking very handsome, and dressed alike in their checked shirts
We ended the day with a perfectly clear skype to the rest of the family in the Netherlands. Emma, Steve, Jackson and Isabel spent Christmas with the van Dam clan in Houten. It was lovely to talk to them, both on Christmas Day and on Boxing Day. Modern technology is great for communicating when families are so far away from each other.
Walter and I drove back to Aldings Beach as the sun was setting over the sea. Very pretty.
We deterred slightly after we drove up the hill, in order to get a close up view of the Christmas lights on the houses in a street in Lonsdale.
There must have been a competition between the residences in this street, as they were all very elaborate.
And it was certainly worth taking the detour. We were not disappointed.
We arrived home in time to see the large full moon, rising in the east.
Another super happy family day.
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