@robinwarner - thanks Robin but I really don't consider finishing the shopping on Xmas Eve and getting the tree up and presents wrapped at 1am on the big day to be doing well but..... Merry Christmas to you.
So, he made it to the Austin house as well. Glad to hear it! (I was even less organised. Got home at 11:30 last night from work and the elves had finally put up the tree. I guess they'd given up on me doing it. Up until 2:00-ish wrapping the presents.)