Today is the 12th day of Christmas. Time to take down the decorations and reflect on the old year, plan for the new year.

The smell of pine from our Christmas tree!
What a lovely season this has been for my family! We have met many new friends (mom made mom-friend, dad made dad-friend and kids made kids-friend), drove through Malaysia, Thailand and on to Laos!

The Girls' Work on the Homemade Gingerbread House
We had the pleasure of spending some days with Mamapumpkin and our girls decorated the homemade gingerbread house that survived the journey across the Causeway! A poor attempt on mine when piecing the house together and the Angel developing an allergic reaction to the icing I made! But Mamapumpkin was fantastic and whipped out such colourful cheerios and biscuits that got the house into shape!
We are finally home after our long road trip and we just have to say Happy Christmas and Merry New Year (the British way) from ours to yours!