This is Corey. He lived with my parents at the time, so of course he was there for the festivities.
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Corey
My dad’s parents came to our house for a visit.
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Grandma & Grandpa Decker
Dad was happy to see his folks.
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Deckers
Here we all are! On the left side, that’s Yuichi (the guy sister P was dating), my grandmother, me, sister Lindsay, sister Patricia, Dad, and my grandfather.
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Decker grandparents, Dad, sisters, Yuichi
Later that night, there was a dinner. There’s Corey, Lindsay, Patricia, Yuichi, and Dad helping themselves.
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Dinner: Corey, Lindsay, Patricia, Yuichi, Dad
We had Heather (who used to live with my parents) and her younger sister Sam there too, and on my other side is my mom’s ‘Net friend Bill.
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Dinner: Heather, Sam, Ivy, Bill
Gotta get the whole table! There’s the backs of Yuichi’s and Dad’s heads, and then you see Heather, Sam, and me (with my mouth full embarrassingly).
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Dinner: Heather, Sam, Ivy
Rare shot! Mom almost never sits down, but there she is!
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Dinner: Mom actually sat down
Yuichi plays piano, you know. Nice pose, guys.
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Yuichi & Patricia
After the dinner, we all played a group game. Kind of a tradition in our house.
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Game tradition
Here’s the first of many gift-opening shots. Mom and me.
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Opening gifts
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Mom’s a gift
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Opening gifts
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Opening gifts
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Opening gifts
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Opening gifts
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Opening gifts