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Christmas in Candy Land


  • By Black Tie Staff
  • | 4:00 p.m. December 12, 2010
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Christmas in Candy Land
Piper and Ashley Carson
Piper and Ashley Carson
Cal, Katie and Avery Hollingsworth
Cal, Katie and Avery Hollingsworth
Kristy and Tom Cail
Kristy and Tom Cail
Shannon Detert with Santa
Shannon Detert with Santa
Fabiola Beckmann and Fran LaCivita
Fabiola Beckmann and Fran LaCivita
Eric and Beth Bobb
Eric and Beth Bobb
Michelle Butler, Roger Capote, Susan Jones and Denise Mei
Michelle Butler, Roger Capote, Susan Jones and Denise Mei
La Terry Butler
La Terry Butler
Isla Cawley and Ashley Little
Isla Cawley and Ashley Little
Peter and Kim Cornetet
Peter and Kim Cornetet
Eric and Beth Bobb with son, Austin
Eric and Beth Bobb with son, Austin
Jess, Lyric and Mike Eng
Jess, Lyric and Mike Eng
Lyric Eng
Lyric Eng
Gulf Coast Ballet's Shelby Fauvel, Blair Button and Miika Greenwood
Gulf Coast Ballet's Shelby Fauvel, Blair Button and Miika Greenwood
Gulf Coast Ballet's Cheyenne Fauvel, Larissa Carroll, Noah Buchman, Catherine Dowie and Jill Owen
Gulf Coast Ballet's Cheyenne Fauvel, Larissa Carroll, Noah Buchman, Catherine Dowie and Jill Owen
Colin and Roman Haught
Colin and Roman Haught
Sherry Jenkins and Tina Clark
Sherry Jenkins and Tina Clark
Jia Johnson and Kendall Roehl
Jia Johnson and Kendall Roehl
Jia Johnson and Kendall Roehl
Jia Johnson and Kendall Roehl
John and Fran LaCivita
John and Fran LaCivita
Peyton, Tracy and Annsley Mason
Peyton, Tracy and Annsley Mason
Kevin and Candice Miller
Kevin and Candice Miller
Emme Morgan
Emme Morgan
Jules Morgan
Jules Morgan
Sarah, Emme, Jules and Mike Morgan
Sarah, Emme, Jules and Mike Morgan
Sarah, Emme, Jules and Mike Morgan
Sarah, Emme, Jules and Mike Morgan
Panera Bread sponsored the cookie decorating station
Panera Bread sponsored the cookie decorating station
Emily Parry introduces Rhys to Jaxon Cail
Emily Parry introduces Rhys to Jaxon Cail
Santa, Rhys Parry and McKayla Taaffe
Santa, Rhys Parry and McKayla Taaffe
Ava Parsons
Ava Parsons
Valerie, Ava and Triston Parsons
Valerie, Ava and Triston Parsons
Alisa and Roger Pettingell
Alisa and Roger Pettingell
Max Pettingell
Max Pettingell
Nathan Pletosu with Santa
Nathan Pletosu with Santa
Emily and Rhys Parry and Lisa Walsh
Emily and Rhys Parry and Lisa Walsh
Eliza Quinllen and Savannah Alario with Santa
Eliza Quinllen and Savannah Alario with Santa
Isabelle Radford with her cousin, Austin Bobb
Isabelle Radford with her cousin, Austin Bobb
Mindy, Magnus and Wayne Rollins
Mindy, Magnus and Wayne Rollins
Casey and Rusty Russell
Casey and Rusty Russell
Tanner and Tadaden Russell
Tanner and Tadaden Russell
Kevin and Eliza Radford
Kevin and Eliza Radford
Helen, Cara and Anthony Sosso
Helen, Cara and Anthony Sosso
Mark and Anthony Sosso
Mark and Anthony Sosso
Mary Pat and Isabelle Radford
Mary Pat and Isabelle Radford
LeeAnne and Ryker Swor
LeeAnne and Ryker Swor
McKayla Taaffe, Morgan Butler and Carolina Elizalde
McKayla Taaffe, Morgan Butler and Carolina Elizalde
McKayla Taaffe, Morgan Butler and Carolina Elizalde
McKayla Taaffe, Morgan Butler and Carolina Elizalde
table
table
Christmas in Candy Land
Christmas in Candy Land
The aftermath of the gingerbread decorating station
The aftermath of the gingerbread decorating station
Jenna Thiel with Tube Dude
Jenna Thiel with Tube Dude
Gianna and Rana Weerasooriya
Gianna and Rana Weerasooriya
Holly, Grace, Katie, Austin and George Weigman
Holly, Grace, Katie, Austin and George Weigman
Jim and Bingo Wilson
Jim and Bingo Wilson

 

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