Christmas with The Logans (part one)

Disney, birthday, Muppets, martial arts and Blood Bond on the shelves! 

Christmas is many times much more fun if you have kids and a large and lively extended family. This year has been super fun as ever in Loganland.

Late December sees the long suffering Elizabeth's birthday, and we actually found time to have dinner and she wished for a little less chaos in 2011!

I have to thank my friend and kung fu classmate Riely Saville, who plays The Little Mermaid at Hong Kong Disneyland, for arranging free passes for me and the boys. 

My eldest boy, Ryan, is a little old for Mickey, and ought to be little too young to fall in love with Riely...

We had such a great time. There are some interesting new developments, especially now Disney own The Muppets and Marvel. I especially liked the touring interactive Dr Bunsen Honeydew (and his assistant Beaker, of course!).

They actually make a Mickey Mouse kung fu sweat top, and I'd like to be able to tell you that I didn't buy matching ones for Riely and myself.... We looked the part at Christmas training, a family tradition. I even lured Ryan away from that damned Facebook to get his fu on...

And we were joined by the deadly duo of Rachel and Maria (see photo at top of this place). Despite appearances, they're not actually related...!

For those of you who were lucky enough to get an HMV gift coupon, I'm happy to tell you that my 'Blood Bond' novel is now on the shelves. Don't delay: buy your copy today! (The film it inspired is in theatres late January).

Next : Christmas part two: Kamikaze Twins art show, plus: seasonal fun... at the police station?