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Hello everyone, I'm back!
Whaddya mean, was I away?
Had a super time. Everything went according to plan, everyone got there, and a jolly time was had by all. Oli and Max were both adorable, and very well behaved (probably due to getting unlimited attention from all of us adults).
Oli hugged his new Brio Mallard loco (from guess who?) on Boxing Day night, and said "This is my favourite engine". I nearly cried! I'd told him it was a model of a very fast engine, and so he made sure to couple it up with two tenders and two coal wagons, because it would need lots of coal. Mum was also well chuffed, because he kept wanting to play with us with the Ludo game she got him - albeit mostly according to his own enimatic rules, and with some interesting interpretations of the number of dots showing on the dice. Mind you, we played it on Christmas night after he'd gone to bed, and with four adults and one whole bottle of port, the interpretation of the rules becomes rather fluid.
I'll get a few pics up shortly.
First cup of tea went down rather fast, need another now. Nice to be home again.
Did everyone have a good time? I've reviewed the Tea? thread, and it seems to be mostly eating and drinking.

Oh, and NT, the answer to one of your questions seems to be yes:
http://www.liddells.com.au/our-products/lactose-free-cream/