Yet another weekend nearly over

We have had a busy weekend. On Friday night we had a couple and their 12 year old son over for dinner. We had dinner at theirs a few weeks ago and we wanted to reciprocate their warm hospitality. It is getting increasingly difficult to have a dinner party with Sash wanting our attention all the time. We can just about get her to sit in front of the TV in the basement by herself for the salad course, but after that it sort of progresses into chaos if attention is not given. When she was younger we could set her on the floor or in her jumper in the dining room, but now she either wants one of us to accompany her in the basement or she will start playing with the cutlery on the table, mimicking our actions. It is getting to the point where only one of us can be at the table at any one time, so we have this sort of tag team routine when it comes to entertaining the guests. I must say we are getting rather good at picking up the conversation from where the other left off. Sometimes we wonder why we even go through the hassle of entertaining at home, but other than sitting at home our lonesome selves for the next 10 years, what choice do we have? So we keep on tagging...

This morning was different. We had our four neighbour families over for Christmas brunch, to start off the season. L (Model),R (retired ballet star) and Stella (14 months) from across the street; W (VP), M (Producer) and Jordon (16 months) who live directly next to L, R, and Stella; V (Lawyer), H (architect), and Spencer (6 months) who live directly next to us; and R (ex-teacher), K (Trader), and Walker (18 months) who live 2 houses down, came over to enjoy fruit salad, pastries, sausages, quiche, freshly squeezed orange juice, and copious amounts of coffee.

The house was packed to the brim but we had so much fun just enjoying a nice Sunday morning together, watching the snow fall outside..ok, cursing the snow outside. I find that brunch is perfect for having young families over. The food can be made (ok, admittedly bought ready made) bite-sized so Mummy and Daddy can eat while running after junior, it is that time right before nap time so kids are not so cranky, and everyone has the rest of the day to do whatever they want to do. As we have no family nearby, occasions like this are as close to family gatherings as we can get. Sash had so much fun she had to go outside in her new hat to wish everyone bye bye..