Christmas '04 I had the pleasure of spending Christmas '04 with family in Central Oregon. Over the course of a six day trip, many enjoyable events unfolded.

Christmas Eve dinner ... ... cheese fondue; a German favorite Allison and Grandma enjoy fondue Christmas Eve gift opening; Mary = "Santa" Mom looks on as Grandma opens gift Tim and Karen look on as Ellie opens gift Grandpa opens roaster pot Andrew presents Uncle Doug with 20'' iMac Andrew shows off iMac Christmas Eve stocking opening Andrew finds "surprise" in his stocking instead of coal Christmas Day; Grandma with Christmas tree Dad show off cologne Grandma shows off dried fruit Allison shows off new watch Andrew shows off "amazing" custom art work Mom shows off new Steinbeck Nutcracker Dad and Mom show off new Tivo Christmas Dinner; table is set Dad, Allison and Mom prepare meal Grandma and Karen chat before meal Uncle Doug enjoys water Grandchildren venture off for ice skating Mary, Allison, and Heather smile for camera Zamboni resurfaces ice rink Ellie, Mary, and Allison skate together Mary attempts to skate backwards Allison completes twirl Ellie, Heather, and Steven chill Steven helps Heather skating (or visa versa) Mary does best Sarah Hughes impression ... ... Andrew attempts same feat, but fails miserably Andrew's big finish Ellie warms up to fire in lodge 7900 Grubstake with 3'' of snow! Back of log-home Vista point Valley below log-home with snow Dad works on snowman Finished snowman; ready for work Looks likes someone I know Andrew runs down road Andrew approaches camera running Tim takes 'stang out for spin (we reached 100 mph) Andrew and Tim in 2005 Mustang Grandpa takes Ginger outside in snow What an amazing shot of Ginger