New Years Eve
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Sasha starts the last day of 2004 like any other, happily playing in a pile of toys
2004 was the Year of the Sasha!
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Already working the room, Sashi amuses everyone with her Elton John impressions
Pampa and Sasha await the start of the Caribbean New Years Eve party while Grandma and Aunt Mary prepare all the delicious eats
Lisa gets caught peeling a mango
Just to make sure the food isn't poisoned, we always find some sucker to taste the first bite
After sneaking an early shrimp, Mark tries to convince Aunt Mary that the table hasn't been disturbed
Before dinner, everyone takes turns hugging Sasha
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Anna becomes jealous, so Jeff hugs her as well
Then goes back to hugging Sasha, like he really wanted
Holly plays on the computer and Tess finds hidden meaning in the words spelled by upside down numbers
During a moment with nothing better to photograph, Alan and Grandpa shoot each other
Then we notice the preening teenagers in the bathroom
They are amused by their own vanity, but Holly only pretends to smile when I catch her exiting the room later
The patriarchs smile outwardly, but their tummies burn with hunger as they wait to be served dinner
Holly tests the tensile strength of a paper plate
Alan, Jeff, and their questionable table manners, are relegated to the kiddie table
Sylvia gets an early start on her 2005 Christmas list