Christmas in NJ
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FIRST stop- Long Valley, New Jersey to see
MJ's family.. Here's where it all starts- everyone crowds into Aunt Jane's kitchen... |
| MJ and Carol doing the "mother and child reunion..." thing ;-) |  |
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Speaking of reunions- MJ even found time to get together with Laura and Alysa. |
| The three musketeers, together again... |  |
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But I digress... There are 2 major activities that take place at the Collins Christmas affair- food and presents! Here's the bird's eye view of what the family room looked like before we started opening stuff... |
| Jerry got some way-cool boxer shorts. He's trying them out. He's thinking he's a supermodel. We're telling him to keep his day job. |
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Carol tries to calm Steggy and Rex down while they're waiting for their presents... |
| ...but to no avail- they seem to have found a present with their name on it... |  |
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...and IT"S A WAGON, DAD!!! PLEASE PUT IT TOGETHER NOW!!! |
| Paula and Rob during their 24 hour stop in NJ... |  |
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...Jeanne and John, doing the same. Next stop for them- Connecticut..! |
| Jake the dog... just chillin' |  |
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Joe gets a totally-excellent clock for over the mantel... |
| ...as grammy looks on. [ed-bet she's wishing she was biking thru the south of France right now instead of looking at snow...] |
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| And food... remember we mentioned food? Aunt Jane is a wonderful cook. John is a professional chef. We ate like kings... in 4 days, we were served- - steak - full turkey dinner - salmon - rack of lamb |
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Anyhow, here's one dinner that Steggy and Rex showed up at. |
| They were clamoring for food until they discovered one of their buddies in the serving dish... |  |
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...and Carol and Joe had to promise them a ride in the wagon just to calm them down... |
| Our gracious hosts- Aunt Jane and Uncle Jerry- thanks for making this all happen! |  |