The full reunion of the Kingsley-Smith siblings has now arrived and I am not sure if Auckland is truly prepared for the onslaught! Julia walked through the automatic doors to the now well rehearsed welcome committee with the beautifully prepared banner and loud screaming (see video)!
Julia survived the flight/welcome incredibly well but had to wake up for the Christmas carol services at St Paul's church (largely because Matilda was an angel in the nativity play!). It was a great show but it is still all wrong to have Christmas in the Summer. The amusing part about Christmas in NZ is that many of the shops, and even the church, have fake snow in a feeble attempt to make it feel more festive (needless to say it fails miserably). I have never felt less "Christmasy" but it's great to have some family to visit which does compensate for the lack of cold dark nights in front of a cosy gas effect fire!
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