2005 Christmas 

We celebrated Christmas for the first time on Orcas. Noah, Natasha, Morgan, and Opal Anne came up a few days before, followed by Jenny, and then our friend Rita. Yvonne and James made cookies, James made French onion soup, and Yvonne, James, Natasha, and Jenny made Christmas dinner. Noah, Morgan, and John made a run to the transfer station and Exchange and then to Cascade Lake for some outdoor fun. After a quiet Christmas morning opening presents, we all had a long walk down Deer Harbor Road . The weather was mild and not too wet. It was wonderful to be together but we missed Eric, Kristin, and Jackson - who were in La Jolla. Rita and Jenny had to go back to work. Tuesday the rest of us drove down to SeaTac for a flight to Denver and drive to Colorado Springs to attend Elin's memorial service.