2022 Happy Holidays!

Happy Holidays everyone! This year we had some great photos submitted from family members all around the world. If you need a reminder of how our family all fits together, refer to the Family Tree. Also, if you are interested in what binds all of us together, read The History Of Pudding Island Farm.

Submitted by Hyla Skudder

Here's a couple Christmas pics from snowy and cold Ohio. It was just a small cozy gathering for us this year - just me and Chris with Rook coming over for Christmas dinner, followed by some baking festivities -- chocolate peppermint bark and decorated sugar cookies production! It was so nice to have Rook here to bake and decorate with. Despite the super cold temperatures and blowing snow (a couple days of below zero with -5 on Christmas Eve and wind gusts up to 50mph -- Christmas Eve services were canceled) we stayed warm and snug by the wood stove. And we had nice phone calls from both the boys (Ed in L.A. and Ken in Boston) calling in the midst of their respective holiday travels.

Submitted by Heather Smith Xie:

Here is a photo from the Winter Solstice with Xie Yong and Sawyer in our new Hong Kong apartment. Renni is in London at the moment. I got sick right before Christmas so no tree or feast or anything much for us just yet. We’ve decided to celebrate Orthodox Christmas on January 6!

Here’s a photo of the crèche Mom and Dad bought in Oberammergau in 1965 which has been with us here in Hong Kong for over 20 years. The wise men aren’t here yet. They’re traveling from afar.

Submitted by Camilla Smith:

Remembrance of cookie baking from Christmases past from Nathan.

The Christmas angel is only 1 1/2 inches high!

Submitted by Joan Parlin:

The fire mantle at Blackie and Joan's cabin.

Submitted by Tim and Barbra Parlin:

From front left to right: Ethan, Max, Lauren, Scott, Jennifer, Joan, Blackie, Anna, Marco (Anna's boyfriend), Molly, Turner, Alice, Ken, Barbra.

Ethan and Max.

Submitted by Scott Turner:

Scott and Jennifer.

Scott and Joan.

Scott, Zeph, and Zeph's boyfriend Zach.

Zeph, Zack and Jennifer.

Submitted by Kathy Mitra:

Don Sanborn's kids annual Christmas Zoom call.

Sami, Mallika, Kathy, Leela.

Submitted by Bill Sanborn:

Bill and Mary Jo.

Owen and Luna.

Left to right: Ben, Rose (Mary Jo's Mother), Own, Mary Jo.

Submitted by Nicole Saul:

Jamie and the cats.

Left to right: Tristan, Jamie, Kellan.

Tristan rocking out!

Kellan all smiles!

Submitted by Amy Feldman:

Left to right: Keith, Amy, Anne, Sam, Chris, Miles at Bodego Bay, CA.

Submitted by Anne Parlin:

Submitted by Bonnie Sanborn:

Jim and the dogs.

Submitted by Sue Rigger:

Thomas, Sue, Kimberly, Bill.

...and Chip!

Chip supervising cookie production.

Submitted by Peter Sanborn:

Hawkins, Audrey, Victoria, Peter.

Peter annual reading of Twas The Night Before Christmas in Spanish (very bad Spanish I'm learning it as a New Years Resolution).

Victoria and her new awesome Christmas dessert.

Audrey found Chips long-lost son on the beach.

Hawkins and Audrey warming up for Christmas 5k.

It's (not) Beginning to look a lot like Christmas. We are in Vero Beach Florida at Vicky's mothers place.

If you look closely there are 2 owls in the trees. I spotted them hooting away walking by myself Christmas Day. It's a very rare site in Vero Beach Florida so I mused it was my Mom and Dad in spirit wishing me a Merry Christmas!