It's finally Christmas Day!!!

At 6am, we sneak downstairs to see a couple of golden packages for the girls, a chomped carrot, a nimbled fruit mince pie and an empty glass of milk. Amazing that Santa snuck past the dogs...
Isabelle and Matilda embark on a two-hour mission of opening the mountain of pressies. Go girls!

Matilda manages to score every single thing on her wishlist. Gosh, Santa is a clever man.

Isabelle also slam dunks her wishlist! I think Mrs Claus should take the credit...

Christmas outfit #16. It's a good one.

Aww... pretty.

We get down to serious business... the turkey is carved and we're hungry after all the gift-unwrapping!

Mmmmmmmmmm. Good thing Uncle Rob isn't around since there's only two drumsticks.

At 4pm, after our naps, we regroup to attack the sweets. This is Mormor's specialty... Christmas cake, Christmas chocolate log, pumpkin pie, homemade chocolates, pepparkakor, fruit mince pies...

We had a wonderful Christmas! Thank you to everyone for emails, phone messages and texts. Hoping everyone's wishes came true!

Julafton hos familjen Castles

Brendan is very happy to be behind Martin's bar once again. We shared a fabulous authentic Swedish meal together, for the third year running. Thanks for good friends!
Isabelle and Jessica are all smiles.

Jultomten even called past with some goodies for the kiddies. What a treat!

All five rascals patiently waiting...

High Tea @ Four Seasons Hotel

Ready, set, go!

(How excited I was to see my GF selection on the left!)

And then, three hours later, we're all done. It was all delicious.

When are you due Brendan??

Christmas entertainment

The girls perform at their annual concert in our living room.

Cuddles with Kong Kong

Fireworks

To celebrate Kong Kong's arrival, we organised a few little fireworks. :-)

As seen from our rooftop.

Qatar National Day 2009

We witnessed loads of spirit on our way down to the corniche. We were feeling the love!

Party time in Green Village

Matilda & Shannon
Isabelle & Alannah

Mrs & Mrs Claus

It has been a busy term for the White family and it was great to catch up with friends.

Also great to catch up with Santa Claus!

Lucia

Isabelle och Matilda går med i Luciatåg. Så söta.

DESS Festive Fair = pony ride

Tree Lighting @ Ritz Carlton

You know it is getting close to Christmas if Mum tells you to get dressed for the Ritz to watch the tree get lit. (This is our tree in the background.)
Isabelle catches up with friends Jamie & Megan. Complimetary hot chocolate with marshmallows!

More quadbiking

How romantic... we're now double-quadbiking with Will & Cherie.

Brendan says we're living the dream... yes, I would agree we're living someone's dream. OK, OK, the beach and the pink flamingos were cool.

Mens Only Spa Treatment

It rained... it got muddy... they got stuck.

This is what I call dirt biking!

My graduation present...

OK, well, I was expecting a little turquoise box with a white ribbon... but who was I fooling?! I should have known better that Brendan would buy me a bright yellow quad bike!Hard to admit, but it was FUN!Isabelle and Tessa explore Al Thankira beach.

Matilda loves her specially imported car pillow... Mormor!

Eid Mubarak

It is Eid school holidays and that means playtime for the girls. Here Matilda catches up with school friends Eliza, Isla, Sophia, Alex, and Mimi.The sprinklers went on, and well, the rest is history.

Can I have one for Christmas?

Matilda wishes she could have a baby for Christmas... hmmm.

Since the Selman family visited from Dubai, Matilda has been nagging me about getting "a Camilla" for our family. Lisa, you're not visiting again until your kids have grown up!

Murder Mystery Night

The Outlaws
Rusell Horses & Scarlett O'Lah Lah

School Photos

Matilda in Reception 2 & Isabelle in Year 3D

(see link below... how much they've changed in a year...)

http://whitefamily8.blogspot.com/2008/11/school-photos.html