Christmas for the family usually starts on the eve of Christmas day. A time when…

1. There will be a 'mountain-load' of presents waiting to be unwrapped

2. The most excited person in the family will be for sure Kyle, who will always get the priviledge of unwrapping one present before everyone else does.

3. We will enjoy a wonderful feast laid out for us, this year specially prepared by my brother, Nick.

4. Our furry family member will be drooling throughout the dinner…who unfortunately, got only a few tiny morsels.

5. Where the post-dinner before-dessert activity, will be distributing presents and then opening them…

6.  And a birthday celebration for very special person…

7. And more excitement that evening when K gets to dabble with his new toys

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The Christmas season will not be complete without a get-together with friends. This is the second year that I have my friends over my place, and this year, I decided to make my own Christmas presents. In an attempt to make more cupcakes from the first recipe, I added less batter in some of the cupcake liners and ended up with 3/4 size of a cupcake. The result was less than satisfactory, however it was still rather satisfying to roll the coloured fondant and decorating the cupcakes with it.

As for the menu for the evening : Bulgogi beef, kimchi and Shabu shabu beef with lots of mushrooms. Little preparation that I had to do before hand; thanks to dad who shared his recipe with me (he is always excellent at sniffing out ways to create easy and tasty creations). We were so stuffed trying to finish the food that I ended up not bringing out the brownie and fruits that Linda brought for dessert.

Some shots taken:

K really appreciated having Alex’s company. He stroked and pinched her cheek (quite gently I think, since Alex did not complain) a couple of times, and I was pleasantly surprised that he had little qualms in sharing his toys.

Kris and Andrew were being entertained by the kiddos, while Linda joined in and played with them. K requested for his good old refrigerator cardboard house to set up. There were lots of excited squeals and laughter from Alex and K towards the end of the evening.

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