Our Waking Life...: Christmas in Perth

This was our first Christmas celebration away from home... so what did we do?

We did a little bit of shopping here and there - mostly to enjoy the air-conditioning...

We played some boardgames - mainly trying out the Small World expansions that Kevin's brother bought for us... it was fun! And Jacynth happily watched us play...

... until she fell asleep - must be bored...

And then there was cookie decorating at church... which was also fun... :)

Check out all our creations!

We decided to get ourselves a Christmas present.. and after considering for a long long time, we set our minds on a Nintendo Wii console! Since there was a sale going on for Wii consoles, it was probably a good time to get one, although there are some rumours that a 'Wii-2' may be released soon. Unfortunately, Donkey Kong Country Returns was sold out everywhere - but we got the new Super Mario Brothers Wii instead, which has been a lot of fun (and nerve racking too!)

Kevin setting up the console...

Then, we were in church for the Christmas Eve event and for the first time, Jacynth stayed awake for the whole time, paying close attention to everything that was happening around her. And guess what happened at church on Christmas Day? Jacynth had a starring role as baby Jesus! And she managed to sleep through all the music and singing!

She only started crying when Cindy started preaching, mainly because it was quieter then (nothing to do with Cindy's preaching!). Anyway, Cindy just picked her up (where she slept off immediately) and carried her around throughout the sermon!