We were starting to enter the home stretch (for Hannukah if nothing else) and so decided to assemble the masses for dinner. Kaylen IMG_0184 arrived and everyone gathered around the table IMG_0185 IMG_0186 IMG_0187 IMG_0188 for pasta IMG_0189 artichokes IMG_0190 broccoli IMG_0191 raw vegetables IMG_0192 salad IMG_0193 and bread. IMG_0194

Claire IMG_0195 Jess IMG_0196 and Sarah IMG_0197 were at one end of the table with Kaylen, IMG_0198 Jane, IMG_0199 Kaylen's wedding camera, IMG_0200 and the Szabos IMG_0201 at the other. Ben IMG_0202 and Suzanne IMG_0203 were looking at Josephine's Guatemalan Xmas feast IMG_0204 as Suzanne IMG_0205 brought the time IMG_0206 and the chicken IMG_0207 to us.

The shamos was lit IMG_0208 then the first IMG_0209 second IMG_0210 third IMG_0211 fourth IMG_0212 fifth, sixth IMG_0213 and seventh, eighth IMG_0214 candles so that we could turn to the other menorah and light them up IMG_0215 IMG_0216 IMG_0217 IMG_0218 before embracing the 3rd menorah IMG_0219 and the Lego menorah IMG_0220 and getting the dreidels IMG_0221 ready for action.

Jane gave me a wonderful book IMG_0222 as the other presents waited IMG_0223 and the Lord and Taylor bag IMG_0224 emerged along with Ben's IMG_0225 Oh Yuck book. Sarah got a shirt IMG_0226 and Jane got memory IMG_0227 and a camera IMG_0228 then Sarah (with her new shirt on) got a camera IMG_0229 while Jane checked out her gifts IMG_0230 to Ben's amusement IMG_0231 and Sarah worked on her camera IMG_0232 before Suzanne sat down IMG_0233 and the candles IMG_0234 started burning low. Sarah IMG_0235 then Jane IMG_0236 IMG_0237 IMG_0238 then Sarah again IMG_0239 IMG_0240 got their camera together as Ben IMG_0241 played dreidel. The cameras IMG_0242 were clicking IMG_0243 as Suzanne returned to her knitting IMG_0244 and Suo and friends IMG_0245 showed up to tell about life in Massachusetts IMG_0246 while the DDR IMG_0247 got installed IMG_0248 so that the action could begin on the floor IMG_0249 and on the screen IMG_0250 while Suzanne tried to untie IMG_0251 and Ben watched IMG_0252 as the computer games continued IMG_0253 and Suzanne IMG_0254 spread her yarn while Jane IMG_0255 watched the game as the boys posed IMG_0256 and the next round IMG_0257 began.

Before going to sleep, Ben recorded his socks on the floor IMG_0258 and in his bed. IMG_0259 While we were busy, a new group assembled IMG_0260 IMG_0261 IMG_0262 IMG_0263 IMG_0264 at the dining room table.

Saturday was a quieter day. We recorded the parking lot with crane IMG_0265 and up close IMG_0266 and then went to a movie where we saw Jane, Weiss and Kevin IMG_0267 before recording our group IMG_0268 at Mone Lisa Smile.

Back at home, Sarah and John IMG_0269 and Sarah and Julianna IMG_0270 posed before re-enacting the Nassau Nursery School IMG_0271 Halloween scene. This inspired Ben to take pictures of the videos IMG_0272 IMG_0273 IMG_0274 and a blank one IMG_0275 and closeups IMG_0276 IMG_0277 then a final video IMG_0278 before the Annie's was recorded IMG_0279 IMG_0280 and this artistic picture of 2 cameras IMG_0281 from one and this image of Peter IMG_0282 trying to untie IMG_0283 and Suzanne IMG_0284 knew what her night project would be.