Christmas in August

Well, that's what happened around here as I scrapped my December photos when I was off back in August!  This is the 3rd year I have done pocket pages for December and I like the little details I can capture as well as the big ones.

Sorry there are a lot of photos coming but it's always a busy month so there were a few pages scrapped.  I used a variety of papers and embellishments from the Simple Stories Cozy Christmas range plus some bits from my stash and a range of protector sizes this year which mixed it up a bit.

First a title page...

Then some pics which were from Alex's fundraising stalls at Victorian Day and the school play...

The girls after the last night of the show (Alex was on spotlight so in civvies the rest are in costume), Costa festive cups and HP World!...

I always like to do something Christmassy with the kids now we don't visit Santa anymore.  It does get harder each year to find something though!  This year it was a trip to see Hogwarts in the snow...

Picking the Christmas tree, decorating it, the fireplace all festive and a new tradition of collecting Christmas mugs...

Celebrating my friends' 40th, performing the song/rap we wrote for her (it's a tradition in our group!), school pics for the Christmas cards and end of term presents from my Brownies...

Out for a meal with the girls and Secret Santa...

Alex went indoor sky-diving with rangers, loving all things penguin, surprise snowballs and last minute visit to the Christmas markets.  I've also added a card for Christmas Day as I didn't feel like taking photos this year after a difficult bereavement...

Boxing Day and fun in the snow!

A fabulous walk from our village to the next followed by supper and drinks at a friends' house...

Thanks for sticking with it this long!  Back to more summery and seasonal scrapping soon :)