Christmas Eve was celebrated with Brett's side of the family in Dublin. We were joined by Caitlyn and Austin with their precious daughter Avery (11 months old) as well as Jeanne and Bruce and Marilyn (James' mother). The long traditioned spider that dates back to the mid 1980s was gifted to Haley this year (Griffin had it last year). It will be interesting to see who gets it next year and whether it survives Kona.
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| Joy made the Happy Birthday Jesus cake featuring a surprise in the middle of the cake. |
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| Caitlyn, Austin, James, Wendy, us (back), Jeanne, Bruce, Avery, Marilyn, Grammy, Poppy (middle), Griffin, Rachel, Haley, Bryce, Garrett (front) all L-R. |
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| Surprise middle, a red velvet cross. |
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| The kids table...we get our food first, and we finish first...when are the presents? |
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| Bryce rips open a present...legos! |
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| Is Avery going to like her Leap Frog learning house? |
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| Serving up the spread, yummy. |
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| Building some of the legos before the operation can be shutdown. |
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| Haley, you have been honored with the Christmas Spider! |
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| Daddy, all I want for Christmas is to fly! |
