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Spring Break 2006 was like a Winter Wonderland at Grandpa Jim's. Snow is quite rare at only 1700 feet in elevation even for the
California Sierra foothills!
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Laurel is about to hit the unlucky photgrapher with a snowball as James is about to hit her with one
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Boy is it cold out here! James, Grandpa Jim, and Laurel are wishing they had something warmer to wear.
Thanks Dad, we had a BLAST!
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Laurel's family at the Pinetop reunion in 2005. Every two years Laurel's family rents a church retreat site in Pintop,
Arizona for a week long family reunion. Pictured are her brothers and sisters Kevin, Linda, Laurel's mother Ruth, Laurel and Bob. Missing from the picture
is Laurel's sister Karen, who could not make the trip from Kansas. |
The Mesa Allen's in 2003 at the Pinetop reunion. Back row is Marcia & Eric, whose wedding was only months away at the time, along with Ashley and
James. Happy to finally get everyone to behave for a minute, Laurel and Chris sit in front |
Chris' family, Thanksgiving 2005
Back: Chris with brothers Jim, and Jeff
front sisters Mary and Diane and Chris' Dad, "Big Jim" |