Ghosts of Christmases Past

Jacob Teddy Marley

Hungrily eying the ornaments.

My brother, apparently outgrowing his jammies.

My Donnie Osmond doll!
(Manlier than Ken. I never owned a Ken doll.)

NUTTY NUMBERS
(We used to get these albums of novelty songs.
They totally rocked.)
Disco Duck!
"I don't like spiders and snakes
and that ain't what it takes to love me
like I wanna be looved youuu."
Pepino, the Italian Mouse
Mr. Custer
Norman
Rama Lama Ding Dong
Little Red Rented Rowboat
Don't Go Near the Eskimos
James (Hold the Ladder Steady)
Chick-a-Boom (back then I thought "chick" meant a chicken)
and the best...
Stranded in the Jungle!

The Hulk, and suntanning doll
My hair must have been changing to a darker blonde.
Looks like I have really excellent streaks!

What is that watch I'm wearing?

With muthah

With fathah

"We are the wee tin soldiers who like to play all day!"
My brother is the tallest soldier.

...
Flashforward several years
(The above photos I have because my dad got his slides converted
to jpgs. So then it's years of regular photos, all in photo albums.
And then my photos, not in e-form.
We pick up the Christmas story when I finally get a
digital camera.)

Fernando and his first nephew, on nephew's first Cmas.

Not sure which winter, but this is when we get to see Mr. Gilby,
when he comes back to town each winter.

2005 tree
Believe I was in school at the time so not much of a Christmas
In fact, ever since I started university in '92, and then went straight into
a retail job, I've never had a real Christmas break.

Very rare balcony snow leopard

The Great Sibling Christmas of 2007
Theme: Swellegant Christmas!

Me and Fernando
(he sat on the couch and sewed)
I'm drinking from the drunken-sot-Santa mug

Playing mini-croquet
(Ever since Pablo and I read Harpo Marx's biography
we've wanted to play croquet.)

Fernando's sister by the Christmas tree.
Since we were at Pablo's apartment, I tried to make the tree
look Cool Yule and masculine.

2008
Ohhh Nombly's last Christmas

And Haley conspiring to knock over the tree

Christmas Present:

I didn't put up a tree this year--there isn't a single decoration.
The gift my parents' sent is sitting behind by Oscar Wilde doll.
That's about it.

Bah Humbug!