December 22: Pre-Christmas weekend at the cabin
Four days of Christmas fun: Dec. 23 dinner at Emmy's | Dec. 24 dinner & Botanic Gardens | Dec. 25 Christmas with Jen & Dan
Jen and Dan and kids joined us Friday to Sunday (Emmy had to work overnight). On Saturday we hosted a big reunion for the Swartzes and Hunters.

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1. The skiing was good. Here Jen and Bill get ready to ski Joan's loop

2. The orange-heads at play

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5. First toenail trim for Zippy

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8. The Swartzes arrived for fun and dinner. Terri and Jean Michel were visiting from France, Anna from Woodland Park, and their parents, and Laurie and Melanie, too. Debbie Liptzin was recovering from overwork as a pediatric Fellow, and couldn't make the trip. Debbie Swartz and Ben arrived later. Here are Jean-Michel, Sharon, and Terri

9. Melanie and Laurie

10. dinner time for Maisy and Zippy

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14. Carols at the spinet

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22. Dan takes a turn at the piano

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40. Before dinner break

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44. Time for dinner

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48. The dinner was not exactly somber

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75. Ben is wondering what kind of family he is marrying into...

76. But he is clearly one of us

78. TIme for presents

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90. Two couples representing the older generation


The Christmas season continues the next day, here