A festive centerpiece complete with a train! Santa and his sleigh circle overhead
Errol Coker and wife watch Rich Cutler set out an appetizer
Watching Santa's flight. To the right are Moe January and Roger Macauley
Another view of the centerpiece - it and the food halped make the kitchen a popular spot!
Rich explaining how he intends to fill this upstair room with a layout
Out on the balcony adjoining the future layout room, overlooking Lake Conroe
John Christiansen, Mike Kremheller and Moe Janaury
Back in the kitchen - these are just the appetizers!
Outside on the back patio. Marty Barkley on the left
Scott Kurzawski, Rich Clayton, Robert Miller
Larry Stella and his better half
Rich showing John Christiansen and his wife a sketch of a track plan for his layout
Looking at the house from the lake
Duane Darling, Rich Clayton, and next to him his wife, Beth
Larry, Marty, John, Scott, and a few of the wives
Barry Cottrell, Duane Darling, Moe, Rich, Ray McClure and more wives
Chow time! Members and wives in the food line fill their plates while Rich introduces Mrs. Santa Claus
Santa handing out presents to Rich and Beth Clayton
Santa surprises APN President Duane Darling with a present
Ray McClure in the kitchen
The main course was a choice of several kinds of bar-b-que
Duane and John on the patio.
More on the patio. The weather was perfect.
Santa admonishes Frosty for sitting in his sleigh as Barb and Rich look on
Mrs. and Mr Claus, Barb and Rich Cutler
Duane presents Rich and Barb a Poinsettia
Mike Kremheller recieves the 2006 President's Award from Duane Darling
After all that eating Rick shows some videos of prototype trains
Rich Cutler, Mike Kremheller, Roger Macauley, Moe January
Mike Kelley, Mike Kremheller, Moe January, Scott Kurzawski, Rich Cutler & Roger Macauley
(I'm probably in trouble for not knowing all the wives' names. Heck, I am not exacly sure if I could match all the wives to the right husband! Me bad)