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The Thanksgiving table, with our parents and most of our siblings. It's odd sitting at the head of the table.


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Holidays_2006_007

Father figures, valiantly holding down the floating chairs.


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Holidays_2006_008

Anne, candid. I can't tell what she was doing.


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Holidays_2006_009

Stepmom Louie, checking out the low angle view of the TV.


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Holidays_2006_010

Me, watching football. The turkey was quite, quite stubborn about getting done.


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Holidays_2006_012

View into the kitchen, J & my mom.


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Holidays_2006_013

J's brother Matt, self-portrait. Nice, actually.


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Holidays_2006_014

Matt's girlfriend Anna, braving the families.


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Holidays_2006_016

Mothers in the kitchen. This is absolutely the best part about cooking -- I don't clean up.


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Holidays_2006_017

Stepsister Sammi, just happy to be here...


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Holidays_2006_019

Anne with Clyde. Check out his death ray eyes!


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Holidays_2006_022

Holiday party, 12/16.
Our friends Mike & Jill. You can't tell from this shot, but they're just days away from becoming parents for the first time.
(Not that the kid's been born as of this writing, but I'm technically days away from my 16th birthday as well -- just a lot of them...)


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Holidays_2006_024

Bob G. & me


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Holidays_2006_025

Jeff & Mike. Again, we'll add the dinosaurs in post-production.


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Holidays_2006_028

Kathy & Peggy.


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Holidays_2006_029

Living room, right side. (L to R: Linda, Cheri, Manny, Kathy, Jill)


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Holidays_2006_032

Living room, left side. (L to R: Cash, Brad, Mark, Tim)
Evidently Clyde's death ray eyes are contagious.


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Holidays_2006_033

Living room, uh, middle. (L to R: Dick, Mike, Linda, Cash). The abundant food spread is in the background.


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Holidays_2006_039

When Santa comes, Clyde will be ready. Unless he falls asleep.


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Holidays_2006_040

Eric has a clear shot from the chair-top, just give the order.


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Holidays_2006_042

Living room, decorated. It radiates domestication.


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Holidays_2006_043

The tree, dark shot for effect.


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Holidays_2006_045

The tree, with flash so you can see more ornaments. Check out the portal to the distant past that's localized in the middle!


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Holidays_2006_046

Our mantle -- the nativity, and J's choir of angels looking on.


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Holidays_2006_048

Detail of the nativity. Almost like you were there -- amazing that everybody was two inches high and porcelain back then. We've come a long way.


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Holidays_2006_049

OK, more Clyde. But he's really cute.


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Holidays_2006_051

J's a cat person now -- how could you not love that face?


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Holidays_2006_052

J & I around Christmas. I'm so happy I can't keep my eyes open. It's OK -- they'll fix that in post-production, too.