I’ve always been a huge fan of Christmas, but this year I’m even more excited than usual. This year I have a daughter, who although won’t have a clue about what’s going on, will be having her first Christmas!

Christmas in my house has always been a small affair, I have a pretty small family so we usually spend the day just me, my parents and my brother. But this year my partner and I will be spending it at my parents house with Ivy, and my step son will be joining us later, and on Boxing day we’ll be spending the day with Chris’s family, which is significantly larger than mine, and Ivy can be with her 9 cousins! 

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As you will be aware from all of the social media posts, Tv Specials, shop decorations and the fact that some people are walking around dressed as Zombies, it is Halloween. Now many of us see Halloween as a bit of fun – we get to dress up, tell spooky stories and watch scary films. We may even attend a party or two. It’s safe to say that for many of us, Halloween is the best time of the year.

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