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These pictures Hope to preserve the epic gathering of the Edwards/Merryman/Wandtke clan in Las Vegas, Nevada, November 2010. Four generations were present, ranging in ages from 95 years to 11 months. They cooked, they watched football, they laughed, they cried (especially when the bill for dinner at Tao arrived), they watched football, they swam, they watched more football, they feasted, they watched a little more football, they played cards, they watched even more football. And when it was all over, they agreed that it was the finest gathering they had ever attended.
A commented book of these photos was printed and distributed. What follows is a rendering of the photo book as pages in this, the Sam Edwards family website.
The modest home where the Great Thanksgiving enent took place (not shown: guest cottage, numberless bedrooms, waterfll, hot tub, basketball court, flaming volcano, barbecue pit.)
Preparing the meal.
Many family members were impressed with Ted's knife skills, honed from years of skinning moose. Note that, in the photo to the right, the camera captures only a blur of his cutting hand. Please contrast with Bruce's lame efforts.
John advising Ted on the proper way to cut up the turkey.
Ignoring John's advice, Ted proceeds to cut the turkey up his way, much to John's displeasure.
Will is the first to the Thanksgiving table - approximately one hour before anyone else.
Will has persuaded Nana to join him. Still about a half hour to go.
Finally everybody else shows up - the Thanksgiving dinner is in full bore. Note that Dana succeeds in sitting next to au paur Johanna. Dana's continuous assault on the ppoor girl has finally begun to bear fruit...
Another angle to catch Che, Maria, and Lisa.
Bruce pondering of the Thunderbird Big Jug White he just drank. Big John semw to have found the wine somewhat astringent. Nobody knows what Len was drinking.
A round of applause for Chef Ted
After dinner, Chase vounteers to do all the cleanup.
As the cleanup progresses, Dana, John, Bruce, Len, Will and Ted find themselves otherwise occupied.
The Buddy Brothers with their mom.
Ditto, but with Erik trying to sneak info the photo.
Everybody signed up to play with Maria.
A rare skirmish between Will and Chase, caught on camera by the paparazzi.
Otherwise, they were little angels. That'a Margie teaching Will how to fake a shuffle before he heads for the tables.
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