Alison's dog was ecstatic to see one of his many his best friends again.
Little Nicolas loved the singing birds sent by great-great aunt Anne and he kept us all on our toes - a real little live wire.
Do forgive the personal photos here but our family also looks at our blog, not just our visitors, and I just don't get the time to do 2 separate blogs! Just doing one gives me a headache.
Alison made thanksgiving dinner for all the Woodall clan and we had a marvellous meal with everyone bringing their speciality dish.
We were lucky to catch Santa at Barnes and Noble in Atlanta and Adison took it all in her stride whereas Nicolas was a bit unsure!Then it was back to England and preparations for Christmas. 
We were relieved to see that our handsome derbyshire Redcap cockerel had survived any visits by the fox - he has become bolder with age and now brings his ladies into the farmyard.
Our church Sunday school put on its usual excellent nativity play in which Nicole and William were non-speaking shepherds.
William had great fun playing the electronic keyboard
We also went on the Cheddleton steam railway. They put on a special Santa express which is very well done with Father Christmas bringing presents and the adults having sherry and mince pies - a favourite in summer as well when Thomas the tank engine pays a visit.
This was William's first day in the pre-school at Chinley Primary school with his sister - and he got a special badge from the head teacher for being so polite!
Then it was all go getting the 2 cottages ready for the Christmas and New Year visitors.
The Old House always looks so lovely with a little tree in the sitting room and a bit of tinsel to brighten things up. The log fires are always very popular, especially the fact that there are ample supplies of logs provided.
We were relieved to see that our handsome derbyshire Redcap cockerel had survived any visits by the fox - he has become bolder with age and now brings his ladies into the farmyard.Our church Sunday school put on its usual excellent nativity play in which Nicole and William were non-speaking shepherds.William had great fun playing the electronic keyboardWe also went on the Cheddleton steam railway. They put on a special Santa express which is very well done with Father Christmas bringing presents and the adults having sherry and mince pies - a favourite in summer as well when Thomas the tank engine pays a visit.This was William's first day in the pre-school at Chinley Primary school with his sister - and he got a special badge from the head teacher for being so polite!Then it was all go getting the 2 cottages ready for the Christmas and New Year visitors.The Old House always looks so lovely with a little tree in the sitting room and a bit of tinsel to brighten things up. The log fires are always very popular, especially the fact that there are ample supplies of logs provided.
Cherry Tree has the tree in the dining room and a traditional swag over the mantlepiece.
Finally everything was ready to welcome our visitors with the wreaths on the doors and the lights on.
The weather was wonderful for brisk, invigorating walks over the hills or cosy evenings by the fire. Everyone had a wonderful time - just a pity the snow came in February - but see my next blog for that!
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