Family Gathering

We still managed a family picture this year.

I tried to get this photo placed in the Christmas letter

but unfortunately it didn't make the final cut.

The original collage had a birthday greeting for Sister Deer 

who is celebrating a special round number birthday this year.

We had spelled out 

H A P P Y   xx  Sister Deer!! 

 We love you all over!

It was a surprise birthday gift we made for her.

We'd planned the gift early this year and 

gave her the finished product four months before her birthday

when she visited Manila in August.

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We're quite fortunate to have a clever and innovative brother in J

who conceptualized the collage and prepared the PPT.

He also managed to get include Sister Deer in the shot with him

allowing the final product to have all the family members.

Can you see me? 

I'm not quite 4th in line here.

As a matter of fact, while the collage was still a work in progress, 

both London Eye and I felt that something was wrong with the pictures 

because we are so used to having Sister Deer

coming between the two of us when we have "by age" pictures.

It took some presence of mind and a lot of restraint

to keep this a secret from Sister Deer.

Happy Birthday, Sister Deer!