Boxing Day - Shackell Skaters

So, today is Boxing Day. Very few people know that it actually originated in the seventeenth and eighteenth century. Servants received gratuities from their masters, collected in boxes in Christmas day, sometimes in churches, and distributed the day after. Today we celebrated it with our Shackell tradition of Cold Meat and Chips. Or for the vegetarian I am (unless I'm travelling) cheese and a bread roll. After lunch the Shackell Skaters were on the ice rink at Castle Green. A stunning open air ice rink by the Castle. Hayden ran straight on the ice and found it funny to use people as a break. Dad was spinning around like Christopher Dean...Mum and I had little chance to fall becuase the side was out new best friend :)

Happy Boxing Day

Olivia's First Christmas

What does Christmas mean to you? I've been thinking about what it means to me and why we celebrate a religous festival even when we aren't religious. Today has changed my opinion when I saw my neice. Today Olivia Louise was spolit rotten at her very first Christmas. Here are some piccies from our Christmas. The day started incredibly early after getting to bed at 2am becuase I was in Cardiff last night. Livvy has more pressies than anybody could imagine and if you are wondering what the last picture is....apparently stretching your neck forward in photo's means that you loose your double chin, try it....this is the result :) Merry Christmas to all