Christmas Eve

General 

Elliott was really good today and even though he was very excited as soon as it got dark he was still good. I did tell him that Father Christmas still had someone watching and an ear piece for last minute updates about who should be on the nice list. He coughed a few times but much less than before and I gave him cough mixture at lunch time and before bed.  

Activities

In the morning we went shopping in Wokingham with Andrea for some last minute presents and also went to Costa Coffee. We also dropped by work on the way home to say hello. We had cheese on toast for lunch. 

After lunch Elliott showed me Minecraft on the iPad and then we all watched "Nativity" while Elliott made more snowflakes. Then we went over to Andrea's parents house for tea as Andrea's Mum has just got out of hospital (precautionary because she has a bad cold and is being treated for cancer again) so Andrea cooked them and us chicken fajitas for tea. Elliott and I spent a lot of time looking up at the sky for Father Christmas before and after the meal but we couldn't see him. After we got home Elliott had a quick bath before watching the iPad and then putting out his stocking in the kitchen for Father Christmas. He decided to put it out in the kitchen rather than his bedroom because he was worried about Father Christmas waking him up. He also left a mince pie, some beer, some carrots and some milk out by the stocking for Father Christmas and the reindeer. He seemed to go to sleep very quickly after going to bed.