This is Corey. He lived with my parents at the time, so of course he was there for the festivities.

My dad’s parents came to our house for a visit.

 Dad was happy to see his folks.

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.

Later that night, there was a dinner. There’s Corey, Lindsay, Patricia, Yuichi, and Dad helping themselves.

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.

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).

Rare shot! Mom almost never sits down, but there she is!

Yuichi plays piano, you know. Nice pose, guys.

After the dinner, we all played a group game. Kind of a tradition in our house.

 

Here’s the first of many gift-opening shots. Mom and me.