December 25, 2010: Christmas Day at Steve and Mario's
	November 18-28, 2010: Our Fall Trip to TN/GA/SC/NC
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Last December, Fred and I stopped to see Justin and Gary in Natchitoches for the first time. The two of them have been restoring the house left to Justin by his grandmother, and we had a really good time. This year, they have invited us to come over to Natchitoches again for a dual purpose. First, they wanted us to experience the famous Natchitoches Christmas Lights celebration; it was made most famous in the movie "Steel Magnolias." Second, the two of them were preparing their house for the Christmas tour, and wanted our help in getting things ready. We were more than pleased to help out and also experience the Christmas season in this historic town.

INDEX FOR OUR NATCHITOCHES TRIP Thursday, December 9      Getting to Nachitoches/Arrival Friday, December 10      Decorating Soldini House      The Natchitoches Christmas Lights Saturday, December 11      Preparing for the Soldini House Tour      At the Steel Magnolia House      The American Cemetery      Soldini House Tour      Natchitoches Christmas Fireworks      Evening at Soldini House Sunday, December 12      A Tour of Steel Magnolia House      Our Suite at Steel Magnolia House      Visiting with Justin and Gary      Our Trip Home

Although this was a relatively short trip, we did so much that I am going to once again organize the pictures that Fred and I took in the same way I have organized other major vacation trips in this album- by giving each day of the trip its own album page.

In the index at left, you will find each day listed, along with the major activities for that day. Some of you might want to see a specific activity or visit a specific location, and you can use the links to go directly to any particular day of the trip. This will also be useful if you've been going sequentially through the album and want to pick up where you left off. Of course, if you are just perusing the album sequentially, just click on the link that will take you to the first page for Thursday, December 9th.

When you get to one of the album pages, you will see the same familiar buttons at the top and bottom of each page that will take you to the next day (if applicable), the previous day (if appropriate), or back to this index page (always). When you are done looking at the pages for this particular trip (or when you finish with the last one), use one of the "RETURN" buttons to come back to this index page. You will be positioned back at the top of this page so you can use the links to continue forward (or backward) through the photo album.

We hope you enjoy looking at the pictures!