Ghosts of Christmas celebration at Olive Garden

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the Herman Christmas feast

Around the table for Christmas Olives

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traditional two sibs shot

traditional two sibs shot
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self-shot

Amy and her new Guitar Hero game

Amy and her new Guitar Hero game
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Guitar Hero Kathryn

Guitar Hero Kathryn
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this should be a poster!

cutting board warrior

cutting board warrior
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mini magnets for sculptures

mini magnets for sculptures
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A popular Christmas activity for the party

mini magnets for sculptures

mini magnets for sculptures
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A popular Christmas activity for the party

Guitar Hero in the basement activity

Guitar Hero in the basement activity
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Three bamboo cutting boards!

its heavy
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Little Bunny Foo Foo (Little RABBIT Foo Foo?)

Little Bunny Foo Foo book at a memory for the friendhip history log
Originally uploaded by Zama Ree Do.

I gave this book to Amy for Christmas and wrote on the inside of the cover how it stands for the time in history when we became really acquainted for the first time. Amy was learning the Little Bunny Foo Foo song for the talent portion of her little miss contest. Myer even recorded the music for her to use. I was pleased that Amy thought that this was a good gift.

Janaree fashion-walks her new coat

Janaree fashion walks her new coat
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now with the tree...move for me

now with the tree...move for me
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time out for a little fashion montage

Chihuly over Venice

One of the evenings' activities was to watch the Chihuly in Venice show on Matt's HD cinema delight tv
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One of the evenings' activities was to watch the Chihuly in Venice show on Matt's HD cinematic delight!

the family three at Olive Garden can't be enhanced enough to get any features

the family three at Olive Garden can't be enhanced enough to get any features
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Amy and altoids?

Amy and altoids?
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WHAT A GIRL?

Jamie

Jamie
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at the table for our special dinner

Best Friends at Olive Gardent

Best Friends at Olive Gardent
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Amy and jamie

evidence of some sort of Christmas Present accident in the parking lot of Olive Garden

evidence of some sort of Christmas Present accident in the parking lot of Olive Garden
Originally uploaded by Zama Ree Do.

When we got out of the car at Olive Garden there were over a hundred trivial pursuit cards hurled everywhere. We made up stories of what happened to create such a landscape. We also picked up about 40 of them just for fun.

tragic accident with my car and Trivial Pursuit gift

tragic accident with my car and Trivial Pursuit gift
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the parking lot of the Olive Garden Tuesday evening the 26th.

More battle

More battle
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Panera was a great place to meet on the 26th. It was so busy and so loud no one noticed the extreme battle taking place at Forrest and Kathryn's table.

our traditional lunch christmas at Panera on Dec 26th

our traditional lunch christmas at Panera on Dec 26th
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Brian and Alyssa remember that this is shareware and you can download this and print one. It is an exquisite group shot! Thanks Kathryn!

Forrest and Kathryn battle in Panera

Forrest and Kathryn battle in Panera
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Janaree and Forrest

Janaree and Forrest
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Actually...
this is a pretty good photo of the two of us.

Panera Dessert

Panera Dessert
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Soup, sandwiches and then...dessert!

Forrest and his warrior

Forrest and his warrior
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Forrest did really well this year letting the adults talk. He is in first grade this year.

janaree and Forrest and Mona

janaree and Forrest and Mona
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On December 26th we met Alyssa, Brian and Forrest at Panera. This was one of the small group shots.

Christmas still life

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At Jill's Myer shot this christmasee still life of the table centerpiece and the photo of Joel with his girlfriend Rachael.

A real non-traditional nore Christmas at the nursing home in Ablion 2000

A real non-traditional nore Christmas at the nursing home in Ablion 2000
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This was one of the photos in the slide show which the cousins watched and loved!

Let's have a repeat performance from the slide show!

Let's have a repeat performance from the slide show!
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there was one photo in the slide show which was taken the year Aunt Mabel turned 100. The party was in the little community room and it was equipped with a cross and alter. Hence, Joel and Kathryn put on an amazing display of zeal. This photo was to replicate it.

Grandpa and Grandma reading their gifts

Grandpa and Grandma reading their gifts
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Kathryn's gift of the Christmas Mix showing as a slide show was a hit

Kathryn's gift of the Christmas Mix showing as a slide show was a hit
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Kathryn, Joel and Megan have a few laughs watching the collection of pictures slide by continuously as the CD played on the G4 for people to enjoy. It was fun to watch them react to certain photos.

Grandpa likes his hat from Norway

Grandpa likes his hat from Norway
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Aunt Amy, Aunt Jill, Aunt Nano

Aunt Amy, Aunt Jill, Aunt Nano
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The pose with the sisters in front of the tree.

Russell and Lucille with the cousins who were available on Christmas Day

Russell and Lucille with the cousins who were available on Christmas Day
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this was a nice pose of Russell and Lucille with the grandkids who were available to meet for Christmas. We were in Jill's home.

our family pose for Christmas 06 at Nore Christmas in Crete

our family pose for Christmas 06 at Nore Christmas in Crete
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On Christmas day Kathryn drove me to Crete. Myer had driven down the night before to spend time with Joel. This picture takes place after lunch and gifts.

showing the slideshow to B.J.

showing the slideshow to B.J.
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On Christmas Eve day Myer and I drove to Norfolk to my mom and dad's house. Kathryn was already there. She and Grandma had made butterhorns all day the day before. After eating I showed mom the slideshow of the CD I made called the Christmas Mix.

physical excitement for the portable DVD player

physical excitement for the portable DVD player
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Kathryn can barely contain her excitement for getting the portable DVD player from Grandma B.J. and Grandpa Cliff.

Grandma showing off Kathryn's gift

Grandma showing off Kathryn's gift
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The pop up card that Kathryn made for Grandma B.J. had a picture of Myer and her on the waterfall. They were little and Myer was holding polly and she was holding puffy.

Cliff opening Kathryn's Handmade card

Cliff opening Kathryn's Handmade card
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Kathryn made some fabulous cards with pictures that pop out so that when you stand it up on a table it becomes like an easel. I can't remember what picture she chose for Cliff- wait i do, it was when we put the Christmas tree train in the garage and it was a picture of the two of them and the train.

norfolk nap

norfolk nap
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After lunch Myer snuggled up on the white sofa to nap since he had stayed up so late the night before making Arhia' Christmas movie. I didn't take any pictures of the table set up in the living room, but Myer might have some on his set when he uploads them.

showing the slideshow to B.J.

showing the slideshow to B.J.
Originally uploaded by Zama Ree Do.

for christmas gifts this year I made a CD of pictures called the Christmas Mix. I searched for all the pictures I could find from all the past years of Christmas, even when i was a little girl, and put them onto a picture CD. When I got to Mom and Dad's House I showed them the slideshow of the pictures on my G-4 so that when they opened their package they would know (sort of) what was on it.

Santa Matt

Santa Matt
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About two weeks before Christmas Matt had to try on his Santa outfit. He was Santa for the christmas party put on their neighborhood association.
I think he looks really good! Magi got real aggressive when he had it on and barked and stalked him.

todd and kathryn 06

todd and kathryn 06
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Next came the Christmas Card from Kathryn which had a great picture of Todd and her. Todd's mom had taken the photo and given Kathryn some copies to send out. I really thought it was a great photo!

our holiday movie this year was The Holiday

our holiday movie this year was The Holiday
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Arhia took this photo of the family three in front of the movie poster. It was the movie where Cameron Diaz and Cate Winslet 's characters trade houses for the christmas holiday to get away from their boyfriend-burdened lives. The character that Jack Black played was incredibly unique. I really enjoyed when he used his voice to scat the tunes of popular soundtracks while he and cate were in the video store.

picnic in the car

picnic in the car
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Our Christmas Celebrations began on a wonderfully warm December 9th. We wanted to do our annual Christmas family movie before Arhia went home to Wisconsin. Mom picked the movie The Holiday and on the spur of the moment we got all together and headed to the afternoon movie. We were worried we were going to be late but instead we had enough time to go to the grocery store and get some items for our Car Picnic!

this year I have been scanning so many old photos for the archives that it is hard to uncover the most recent photos without pouring through 1966 girlscout banquets, historical shots of grandparents who passed away years ago or cute but embarassing shots of kathryn sucking her finger. I thought it might be fitting to put together a Christmas blog and tell the story of the many celebrations discovered this year.