New Year's Eve

Josh had a very exciting day as he and Steve and Tim drove up to meet Uncle Simon and they all went to the Stoke City game against Wigan.  He really enjoyed the whole experience and came back proudly bearing a Stoke City scarf and a programme.

Naomi also had a fun afternoon as she went to a birthday party for one of her classmates.
Ali offered to make and bring lunch with her so we enjoyed that, then she and I and Rose took Sonja for a walk into the forest - literally a breath of fresh air after being in London!  I'm only sorry we didn't get longer before I had to go and collect Naomi.
We had a quiet evening and Steve and I saw in the new year by ourselves as everyone else had retired to bed.  We watched the spectacular firework display in London on the BBC then tuned into the news and watched the brief chronicle of fireworks from around certain points of the globe and Edinburgh before going to bed ourselves. 
As amazing as the London display was it doesn't compare to watching the display over Manila city!