holidays 2004

We spent Thanksgiving in Cali, but made the trip East for Christmas, stopping in DC before heading back home.


Homemade cranberry sauce by Em

Making deviled eggs

Making the Ty Stuffing

Fred and the Bird

Waiting for the turkey to cook.

Still waiting

This is our first Thanksgiving dinner

cooked without moms!

Christmas in Maine

The best gift this year was my new niece, Nora. She was 7 months old at Christmas.


My dad, the new "Grampy".

My brother, Tor, the new father.

My mom, the new "Grammy" and my

sister-in-law, Regina, the new Mom.

Learning to crawl.

Nora and Auntie Em!

Me and my NIECE!!!!

Fred and Nora

Maureen & The Boys

When in MA, we stayed with Fred's sister, Maureen, and her two boys, Ty (on the left) and Evan (on the right).

Christmas Part II in DC

Before heading back west, we made a detour to DC to visit Fred's other sister, Diane, and family. From left to right: Greg, Jeff, Alison, and Diane, with their new Karaoke machine.


Fred taks a nap.

Transformers are still a big thing!

Shel Silverstein doesn't go out of

style either.