Over The Weekend #58

This weekend was a cosy family one, we put up our Christmas tree last weekend

but it was this weekend that really started off Christmas for us

On Friday Jolly our Elf on the Shelf joined us for Christmas
He came baring gifts for Oisìn Peppa Pig Christmas Colouring books and a Santa hat!
Paul and Oisìn enjoyed some time in the afternoon colouring!

That night was the Irish Christmas Tradition The Late Late Toy Show

this was the first year attempting to watch it with Oisìn it's on quite late so we weren't sure if he would enjoy it or even stay awake to see it!

We had lovely treats and Oisìn actually really enjoyed it! He lasted to 10.30pm which is VERY late for him!

This weekend Paul was working so I was looking for things to do with Oisìn our local retail park was having a free family Christmas day out in aid for Make A Wish Foundation. Myself, Mam and Oisìn went along it was brilliant, with lots of different activities for children, Santa Letter writing, making reindeer food, facing painting, a children's choir, free hot chocolates and then a visit to see Santa all for free! Oisìn took a long while to come around! He kept saying he missed his Daddy but I think it was a bit over whelming for a two year old! In the end a friendly elf won him round and we went to visit Santa, who was one of the best Santa's we have been to see, he took his time with Oisìn made him feel at easy and gave him big high fives. Oisìn told him not to forget his chocolate doughnut which is on top of his Christmas list! 

Oisìn's face when we told him after seeing Santa we could go to McDonald's for a special treat!

In the end we had a lovely day out, myself and Mam even ended up doing some retail therapy!

Sunday we had a family day with my parents coming up for dinner

I done a nice roast beef with all the trimmings I have converted my parents to Slimming World's Oxo Roasties which they loved!

After dinner in the glow of the Christmas tree lights we sat an watched a Christmas classic Miracle On 34th Street it was cosy and lovely!

When my parents had gone home and Oisìn was in bed

Paul and I made hot chocolates and watched the final of I'm A Cele

We are glad Scarlet won, as we do a sweepstakes in our family and we had Scarlet

but also because we love her in Gogglebox

So that was our fun family weekend

25 Days of Christmas on Film & TV - Day 15

Day 15

Miracle on 34th Street - 1994 version

I picked the original movie a couple of days ago which I love but I also love this remake too. Richard Attenborough and Mara Wilson are amazing as Kris Kindle and Susan.

The plot is more or less the same as the original but Macy's didn't want to be used so the fictional "Cole's" was used instead.

Six year old Susan meets Cole's Santa Claus and realises that miracles can happen you just have to believe.

It was one of the movies that really made me want to go to New York for Christmas time and last year we did and it was everything like this movie and more. If you are not heading out tonight you should watch this really magically Christmas movie.

25 Days of Christmas on Film & TV - Day 12

 

 Day 12

Miracle on 34th Street - 1947 version

This is the original version of the movie, starring Maureen O'Hara, Natalie Wood and Edmund Gwenn. Set from Thanksgiving through to Christmas day. At the Macy's Store Thanksgiving parade, the actor playing Santa is discovered to be drunk by a jolly white beard man. Doris Walker the hard working special events director gets the man to take the drunken actors place. The old man proves to be a wonderful Santa and is recruited to be the store Santa at Macy's on 34th Street. Ms. Walker learns that he calls himself Kris Kringle and he claims to be the actual Santa Claus she becomes worried about his mental state.

Doris daughter Susan, who she has taught to grow up with out believing in Santa, magic or fantasy. And yet, people, especially Susan, begin to notice there is something special about Kris and his determination to advance the true spirit of Christmas. If you haven't seen the original black and white version you should give it ago its a lovely magically movie.