Mom's ThanksChristmasGiving 2010

Everyone gathered (invaded?) at the Davidson abode for a "Mom's ThanksChristmasGiving" this year. Russ and Cheryl arrived via Metrolink at San Bernardino station after having collected Adara at Upland.  Dann and Kenny, Noah & Adam, and Serra arrived on Saturday.  We missed having Kaitlyn who was
attending another holiday get together with her other family.
Festivities were Saturday night.  Kids opened their gifts, exhausted Dannielle slept through it, Noah played his trumpet, and we ate too much, of course.  Dann and Kenny and crew headed out late Saturday evening for their Tassell family Christmas on Sunday. 
Sunday morning Russ & Cheryl went to church with John, Andi, and the kids, and enjoyed watching John and Justin ushering, Brendan and Emma in their Christmas presentation for the Christ the King congregation, and Andi keeping all the kids in the presentation going the right way and getting their pictures to boot. John, Justin, and Brendan took Russ and Cheryl to the train station Sunday morning and had breakfast together at Subway.
Then Russ and Cheryl they were off ton their annual trek to Hawaii.
As in too many Christmases past, we all missed having Meryl, Shannon, Grant, and Kiefer with us. : (

(Pictures are low res.  If you want a hi-res copy, each pic has a number. Just let me know which ones to send.)

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From Left to Right:  Russell's Boys, Cousin Snowball, and two unnamed but well loved companions
 

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Emma with all of Snowball's companions

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Grandma photo-op of Emma and Justin (with Snowball)

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Kid's table for dinner:  Justin, Adam, Noah, Brendan, and Emma. 
Looks like Adam had a little too much wine!

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Other kids table for dinner (and you thought you had moved up to the grownups table Adara)
Andi, John, Dannielle, Kenny, Adara, & Russ (guess who the photographer is)

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There's the photographer, drinking wine with her honey

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Well, Dann made it to Redlands with all kids and Christmas plans in tack,
but unfortunately missed the gift giving.  Maybe she was the smartest.

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Justin in his soccer finery (what else?) and Adara in her Christmas togs from Grandma

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It was never hard to find Russell - just check out the dining room table/temp office

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Birthday girls Emma (above) and Adara (below).

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Kids Opening things...(below)

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Justin's (and Dad's) personal favorite: Guinness Book of World Records. 19

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The kids work their puzzles to get their gift cards out.

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Time to rest from all that unwrapping!

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Noah plays with Brendan's paper airplane book

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Adam works on a Lego car (not sure where that came from)

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You vill take a nice picture with me!

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See!  That wasn't so bad.  Hmmm, quite nice in fact!

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The aftermath

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Dann rejoins the world.
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A little more mom n' daughter snuggling

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Noah plays his trumpet for us--and he is good!

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And, the ever-necessary family group photo - all slightly worse for wear but happy!

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Adara, Kenny, Dannielle, Justin, Andi, Brendan, Emma,
unidentified baby-doll, Grandma Cheryl, John, Noah, and Adam

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT!

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