I was just looking at some pictures Ruth has of all of us a couple of years ago. Almost everyone came here for Thanksgiving in November 2002. Almost all of you got together here in VA for Christmas 2001. I think Ruth took 5 rolls of pictures during those get-togethers because she filled a book of pictures of just that event. She's so happy when her kids come out here...and she's even more happy when you all come out at once.
I know it's not cheap to fly out to VA, especially with those who have families with kids. But the past two Christmases have been sad in the Patterson abode. Christmas 2003, Ruth didn't even decorate much (and she spent a lot of the holiday season in Houston anyway...which was such a great reunion). She didn't see much of a need to because no one was coming to celebrate with them. For Christmas 2004, she did decorate, but she didn't get most of the decorations up until just before Henry arrived.
I think it would be awesome if everyone came out to Mom's and Dad's for the Christmas season this year. That way, Maren's dream would come true! And so would Ruth's. I know that there is nothing more in the world that Bob and Ruth want but for their whole family to come "home." They love it when they get to see all of their kids together.
And anyway, it's the Patterson's turn (for those with in-laws) to celebrate Christmas together.
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Happy Birthday, Angie! I think it would be fun to have Christmas together, at least after Christmas day for us...
Why not this summer? Rob and I will be in Burney, CA, for nearly the whole month of July. Henry can easily get out there, so 2/3 of the Patterson kids will be in CA during the month of July. It would be awesome if the other 1/3 could come up to CA then (even though the other third of the kids have families that make up more than 60% of Ruth and Bob's descendants).
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