Saturday, December 23
We arrived early – when the “Hershey Christmas Committee” was preparing the Manheim Brethren in Christ Warehouse for our brunch.
The committee consisted of those who volunteered last Christmas – our Jere & Kristen and Marlin and Nancy’s (my sister) daughters and husbands: Larry & Karen, Jason & Melissa, Kevin & Amy, and Jared & Chelsey.
Melissa preparing fruit for the yogurt parfait.
Amy and their daughter Heidi preparing the yogurt cups. Amy’s husband, Kevin, walking in the background.
Kristen, Chelsey, Jared, and Karen decorating the main serving table.
Chelsey
A decoration on the main serving table.
Center of the main serving table.
The five couples did a fabulous job of organizing this brunch.
Karen and Chelsey
Jared lighting the candles
A delicious-looking dessert has arrived.
Jared and Ian helped me prepare the mocha punch.
A broader view of the room
Jesse and Kelci played carpet ball while their parents prepared the tables.
Our granddaughter Jenna arrived with a gift for Cerwin and me – a cookie mix for chocolate chip cookies.
The drink table
The mocha punch and coffee were our responsibility. Someone else brought the iced coffee.
The mocha punch was popular with this group – Jenna, Roy, Jordan, and Dustan. It must have been popular with a lot of others as well, because I made four batches throughout the morning – and everything was gone by the time we went home.
Just before 9:00 am family members began arriving: In the background Brenda and Clair are holding Rob and Jess’ twins Isla and Iris. Tristan and Jared closer to the camera.
Rob, Brenda, Clair (grandpa to the twins), and our daughter Deb.
Rob with one of the twins. I have not learned to tell them apart. 🙂
Brenda with a twin. Jess hugging one of her twin brothers. I think it is Neil because his son Lincoln is in front of him and his wife Hillary is next to him. (Sorry Hillary that I captured you with closed eyes.) Jere, Diane and Anthony on the right.
My three brothers are in this picture: Diane is talking to Dale. Clair is in the center back and Steve is to the right.
More tomorrow night.