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Christmas and a Birthday in Wellington

January 12, 2023January 12, 2023 BritMumInNZ Leave a comment Header, Sophie, Special Days

Sunshine was gifted to us on Christmas Day this year in Wellington and we had the most wonderfully relaxed day together (well, almost all together, as our oldest currently lives in Melbourne and so we video chatted and were delighted to see them having an awesome time with a friend and their friend’s family). We […]

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Christmas Eve 2012 in Wellington, New Zealand

December 24, 2012December 25, 2012 BritMumInNZ 3 Comments Life in action - Videos, Special Days

It’s been a great build up to Christmas here in Wellington, and this Christmas Eve we’ve had a lovely day with something for everyone in the family (even a couple of hours one-on-one time specially for hubbie and I!). This morning, whilst Mama stayed home to put away copious piles of laundry, hubbie went to […]

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Christmas Eve sunshine thoughts from New Zealand

December 24, 2011January 29, 2012 BritMumInNZ 1 Comment Special Days

This Christmas Eve morning we woke to blue sky, without a cloud in sight. The sunshine is a much welcome gift after the rains of the other week caused terrible flooding and landslips in Nelson. Our hearts also go out to the people of Christchurch, who suffered a number of strong earthquakes, the day before […]

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Merry Christmas! Love, peace & happiness this Christmas Eve x

December 24, 2010March 28, 2024 BritMumInNZ 11 Comments Holidays, Life in action - Videos, Special Days

Family and friends we wish you a very Happy Christmas and wish you all a New Year full of love, peace and happiness. With love from us all. And now, the much awaited annual Christmas Eve Show from Family Lee! Have a wonderful Christmas! And peace, love and wisdom from our three wise monkeys. They […]

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Christmas Eve 2009

December 24, 2009May 27, 2010 BritMumInNZ 3 Comments Baking, Special Days

It’s here! The children have been asleep for hours and went without wanting stories and much earlier than normal (Charli even tidied her room!). They have been incredibly excited and there is so much magic in the air. We have (I have) spent most of the day making a ginger-bread house… The girls started off […]

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