Last year, there were a couple of reasons why we did not host our Annual Santa Lucia party. First, we didn't have many friends here. Second, Joshua headed down to Baltimore to help our friends Mike and Maureen who were welcoming baby Leah into the world (and trying to occupy their 2 year old, Maddie). This year, we made up for lost time. We hosted Peace Corps friends Mike, Maureen, Maddie, and Leah and grad school friends Bo and Catherine for the weekend. On Saturday the 10th we had our Santa Lucia party complete with friends we've made here in the Mid-Hudson. Then, on the 13th, we celebrated Santa Lucia as a family of four. Here are the photos to prove it.
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| A new Santa Lucia tradition? Thanks to Bo and Catherine for these great Star Wars pancake molds! |
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| Most of the party goers (Joshua is taking the picture). Ashley Bodie - those are still your lyrics on the wall! |
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| My colleague Gregg, his wife Nadine, and their kiddos Eamon and Nora |
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| Leah |
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| Costume hi-jinx |
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| Evelyn and Stephanie (Evelyn's big brother Ronan goes to school with Sydney) |
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| Catherine and Bo |
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| Fuzzy hat and dominoes...you gotta love it! |
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| The Evelyns (who will be in the same class next year). |
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| Maureen, Evelyn & Leah |
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| Evelyn enjoying some quality Catherine time (and maybe vice versa) |
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| Evelyn loves to say "Bo..." with a nice dragged out oooooooh. |
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| We celebrated Leah's first birthday! |
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| Evelyn showing Leah the ropes with corn on the cob |
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| This is Santa Lucia Day morning. Evelyn would not let go of any of her three cookies, not even for a second. She was basically living the dream. |
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| Mmmmm, Lucia Day treats...my belly sure is full! |
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| Learning the story of Santa Lucia from Joshua. Reading this story helped Sydney learn 2 verses in a week (see video below). Even Evelyn was getting the hang of the melody. |
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