Tuesday, December 31, 2019

2019 Christmas family snapshots

We hope everyone in our extended family had a wonderful Christmas season. Here are just a handful of photos from the holidays. We'd love to post more if you send them our way (birchstreetweb@gmail.com). Happy New Year to all!

Lucy's first Christmas, with mom Shanna and dad Rick

Charlie with cousins Bea and Jack

Christmas on the Cape with Nolan (aka Capt. America) and Josie

Josie's first Christmas

Bea and Jack with grandma Kathy

Andy and Shannon with Julie and Dan on Christmas Day

Christine and Jamie playing with a Christmas gift from Julie and Dan

Sunday, December 22, 2019

Holiday season family gatherings begin

At least two big family gatherings took place on the Saturday before Christmas. Kevin and Kathy hosted the annual Yonkers Christmas party, which featured the first appearances by the family's newest members: babies Lucy and Jack, and Owen's bride, Ellen.

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Meanwhile, Bonnie and Jay hosted their annual Cape Cod gathering of their extended family.

Christine and Jamie joined Jamie's mom and stepdad, sisters and cousins and other relatives in the festivities.

Sunday, December 1, 2019

Glimpses of Thanksgiving get-togethers

Marie, Brian and Xander hosted Thanksgiving dinner for Dan and Julie, Christine and Jamie and Andy and Shannon. Marie created a fabulous feast and everyone enjoyed talking and playing games together. It was the first opportunity for Marie, Brian and Xander to meet Jamie. And it was Andy's first chance in several years to travel to a Thanksgiving gathering, after four years of working in retail.

The next day, Dan, Julie, Christine, Jamie, Andy and Shannon enjoyed the annual "Black Friday" gathering at Doug and Lisa's home in Maryland, along with Cathy, Christopher, Stephanie, Liz, Hugh and Dolores. Lisa prepared the traditional meal of Corner Stable ribs, homemade crabcakes and delicious side dishes. It was another chance for Hugh and Dolores to enjoy the company of all their children and several grandchildren. (By the time this photo was taken, Lisa and Stephanie had retired for the evening.)

Elsewhere this Thanksgiving in our extended-family universe, Courtney visited her mom, Nanette, on Shelter Island.

Meanwhile, Austin and his daughter, Rachel, enjoyed Thanksgiving dinner (and a classic movie) together in Florida.