Steve popping the champagne for Mom and Dad. I’m sure we babysat, and Mom and Dad came home to celebrate with us. That’s Tom watching. Steve does a great job serving the champagne. –DAA
Archives for December 1965
Christmas Double Exposure – 1965
The 8mm camera we had required that the film be “flipped” after it got to the end on the first run. The camera used one side of the film at a time. There was no indicator on the camera if the film got flipped and Dad lost track of flipping this one, so it was double exposed. –SJA
Tom gets a playdough factory, Ken gets a 3D slide viewer, Steve got some matchbox cars and a mini pool table, I see some tinker toys, I got a snow globe and a dress. Bob got a skateboard and an Etch a Sketch. Everyone looks so happy. Dinner with Grandma Albin and Aunt Hilde at Uncle Bob and Aunt Peggy’s house. There is a clip with Laddie. –DAA
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Christmas Eve / Christmas Day 1965
Christmas 1965 – Decorating the tree and living room, making cookies and opening gifts. Christmas was always grand and festive on Montauk Ave. A time when we could be in the living room. Chris would have been about 18 months. Ken was 6 and it was his turn to put the star up. Tom was 2 and Brian 4.
Dad made that tree for the outside and every year filled it with fresh greens. Mom always made spritz cookies. I remember those reindeer cookies. We thought they were special.
What a sport dad was. He bought mom an iron! He also bought mom an Oster blender. Wonder if she ever made a well-deserved Margarita with it? Chris got a Tyke Bike. –DAA
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