Christmas is the perfect time to have lots of life in the house, I've been working really hard to rebuild in time for the arrival of my sister, brother in law and my 2 lovely nieces. Here are a few of my favourite shots from the christmas period.

My perfect nieces!

We've been on quite a few adventures already this week, visiting the Arctic Circle, visiting Storforsen, Skiing, snowmobiling and also building slides and snowmen in the garden. It's hard work being the best Uncle in the world!! 

Teaching Livi to play backgammon, could have been a mistake as she has been pretty much unbeaten since!

We decided to drive out to Storforsen on Christmas Eve, it was pretty chilly at around -21, the girls loved it even though I was worried there would be some frozen bits! My sister and her family..

The weather got a lot warmer on Christmas day and we had a great time building snowmen and slides in the garden.

We spent boxing day recovering from Christmas day but the 27th saw a visit to the Arctic and also to the great Sami museum at Jokkmokk.

Standing at the Arctic Circle

Georgia deciding whether to serve me at the museum.

That brings us pretty much up to date, today saw Livi's first go at skiing and she was fantastic! We had a great time at the local ski hill.

She obviously has a natural ability passed down from her parents!

And that's it! We still have a few more days to fill so I'm sure I will be able to add another post soon. It has been brilliant so far having family here and has made my Christmas, especially as my last 2 Christmases have both been spent in Iraq. Just need to start planning who is visiting next year!

I hope all who are reading enjoyed their Christmases too, here's to 2014.