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20/12/2013

Santa And Some Mules

This week with having all the Christmas stuff under control and lacking in physical activity Ollie, Joshua and I headed off to our local garden centre to get some much needed fresh air.

When we arrived it was so lovely to see the lights and the fact that Santa was in the house was a bonus! but to top it off instead of reindeer there were in fact 3 donkeys instead!

Santa And Some Mules The Oliver\\\'s MadhouseOn paying  our fee we set off for a walk round the grotto which was in all fairness beautiful and it looked like so much effort had been put into making it such a lovely winter wonderland, with penguins, polar bears, elves and obviously a reindeer head …. as you do?!

Santa And Some Mules The Oliver\\\'s MadhouseAs we got further into the grotto the excitement grew and Joshua almost ran to Santa’s door!

Once with Santa he told him all about Cecil his elf on the shelf and also told him about his extremely strange interesting Christmas list and even sat on his knee of his own free will! (Which is an improvement on last year!)

Santa And Some Mules The Oliver\\\'s MadhouseWith a present and a few peacocks thrown in for good measure, all in all it was a really lovely trip out … now here is hoping that Santa gets all the things on his very unusual Christmas list!

 

Filed Under: All Things Christmas

About Jaime

Jaime Oliver is a multi-award-winning parenting and family blogger from Nottingham who has been sharing her parenting journey online at The Oliver’s Madhouse since 2012. Jaime writes about life with her 2 little boys from days out and adventures to milestones and moments there is no parenting or family topic she wouldn’t share to normalise and celebrate the differences in parenting.



When Jaime is not writing about her family she is can be found writing about her journey of self-discovery in learning to cook and fall in love with her home again on her food and interiors blog notTHATJaimeOliver.com

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  1. Coombemill says

    21/12/2013 at 12:50 am

    I do like a good Santa trip and that Grotto looks rather special. Oliver looks a great age for all the magic of Christmas, I’m sure you have a wonderful week of magic moments ahead! Thank you for sharing your day out on Country Kids.

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    • Jaime says

      21/12/2013 at 10:24 am

      the grotto was absolutely super! Joshua was in his element and he couldn’t wait to get to Santa’s door lol

      Reply
  2. Sara (@mumturnedmom) says

    21/12/2013 at 1:59 am

    What a lovely Grotto and the photo of Joshua on Santa’s knee is just lovely 🙂 You’re going to have such a fun Christmas 🙂 Love to you and your family, enjoy!

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    • Jaime says

      21/12/2013 at 10:25 am

      awww thank you Sara, I am sending the biggest hugs and love to you all and i hope you have a healthy and happy 2014 my lovely x

      Reply
  3. Iona@Redpeffer says

    21/12/2013 at 8:23 am

    I love unusual Christmas lists, they get so much conventional as they get older don’t they?! Visiting Santa looks like loads of fun. Happy Christmas to you all xx

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    • Jaime says

      21/12/2013 at 10:27 am

      awww thanks honey, i hope you have an amazing Christmas and a healthy and happy new year honey x

      Reply
  4. The Reading Residence says

    21/12/2013 at 8:26 am

    What grotto is complete without peacocks and a reindeer head?! It looks great and Joshua looks so happy 🙂

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    • Jaime says

      21/12/2013 at 10:28 am

      exactly lol lol you need a peacock, reindeer head and a mule lol lol x

      Reply
  5. Kriss MacDonald says

    21/12/2013 at 8:43 am

    What a great grotto with polar bears and penguins! But poor reindeer… My son put a ruby and a diamond on his christmas list – hmmm maybe I should have signed it.

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    • Jaime says

      21/12/2013 at 10:30 am

      lol lol i love it .. a ruby and a diamond thats fantastic lol x

      Reply
  6. Charly Dove says

    21/12/2013 at 11:31 am

    Oh wow that looks wonderful Jaime – what a great place to visit. I love all the polar bears! Joshua looks delighted with his present 🙂

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    • Jaime says

      21/12/2013 at 1:52 pm

      he was absolutely over the moon!

      Reply
  7. Dean B says

    21/12/2013 at 11:47 am

    I love garden centres and this one looks lovely! especially with all the Christmas happenings 🙂 The look on your son’s face is precious! Have a lovely Christmas and Happy New Year from my little family to yours 🙂

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    • Jaime says

      21/12/2013 at 1:53 pm

      awww thanks honey, and to you too my lovely x

      Reply
  8. Keitha says

    21/12/2013 at 9:24 pm

    Sounds like a fun adventure!

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    • Jaime says

      22/12/2013 at 12:56 am

      it was lovely x

      Reply
  9. Christine says

    21/12/2013 at 9:29 pm

    I like that reindeer head! Would look good over the fireplace 🙂

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    • Jaime says

      22/12/2013 at 12:56 am

      lol it sure would lol x

      Reply
  10. Mammasaurus says

    22/12/2013 at 10:17 am

    Awww! I love Christmas and photos liek these is why – just such a special time for children! x

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    • Jaime says

      22/12/2013 at 10:33 am

      I have to say Joshua is totally enthralled by it all and thats all i need to captivate me 🙂

      Merry Christmas honey x

      Reply
  11. LauraCYMFT says

    22/12/2013 at 11:13 am

    Looks like a lovely Grotto!

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    • Jaime says

      22/12/2013 at 9:32 pm

      it was such a lovely place x

      Reply
  12. Mary @over40andamumtoone says

    22/12/2013 at 8:24 pm

    Looks like you had fun. For the first time ever Monkey actually spoke to Father Christmas today – I was amazed

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    • Jaime says

      22/12/2013 at 9:36 pm

      oh my goodness thats fantastic! xx

      Reply
  13. brinabird and son says

    22/12/2013 at 10:08 pm

    A lovely Christmas treat! Hope you all have a Merry Christmas!

    Reply
    • Jaime says

      23/12/2013 at 9:13 pm

      thanks honey, have a lovely Christmas xx

      Reply
  14. becky @ lakes single mum says

    23/12/2013 at 10:55 pm

    wish mine weren’t too old for this!

    Reply
    • Jaime says

      24/12/2013 at 2:02 pm

      awww honey, your welcome to borrow mine xx

      Reply

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