Once again it's Christmas day.  And once again we are all together as a family.

One of the pleasures that I have in my family is to be the archivist of my childhood.  I scan in photos and slides from my childhood showing all events.  Christmas is one time of year that we never missed a shot, starting when my mom got her first Brownie Hawkeye camera in the late 50's.  She got it as a Christmas present and usually brought out the camera for Christmas, birthdays, and First Communions.  It was a rare event in those days to take photos, but these photos taken are very special memories.  And I was the one that was able to archive them by scanning in prints.

A few years later my Uncle who had the nice Nikon camera and took slides gave me a shoebox of slides from my early childhood.  Pictures that I hadn't seen since we would get together at my Grandparents house when I was much, much younger.  I scanned those slides and they have become a staple at my Dad's birthday party when we all get together and review our past.

I associate Christmas with memorable family photos.  And today I continue that tradition.

Here I am having a Christmas Hot Chocolate.

Our annual trek to the Pittock Mansion and one of the various decorated trees in one of the Mansions rooms.

Our new Christmas table decoration.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays