Hammond Family 2005 Christmas Card slide show

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Select here to see a mini slide show of this year's (2005) Xmas CD.

Hammond Family 2003 Christmas Card 

Let us know what you are doing and how you like our 2003 Christmas card! (Send us an e-mail)

Select here to see the individual photos and captions of the many collage photos put together in the AutoCAD produced Christmas 2003 image at the right.

Mandy Hammond's Grade 8 Prom

Photos of Mandy and friends from Grade 8; all set for their big Prom night celebrating the end of Grade 8.  Ready to start high school, grade 9, in September 2003.  Mandy and her sister Tara organized the prom by selling tickets, booking the banquet and dance hall; all without any type of assistance or acknowledgement from Mandy's school.

Christa Muller of Switzerland.

EKHO Manor's Guest of Honour and "family member" in Jan. and Feb. 2003!!

Tara's first Nanny was from Switzerland when she was 1 year old.  You can only imagine the excitement in the Hammond household when Chris decided to come visit us again after an 18 year absence.  This will be the highlight of our family's events for a long time to come!!  Thanks so much Chris for being our family's guest of honour in this extra cold month.  We are going to be so sad when we have to take her to the airport on Feb. 6/03!!

Our family Christmas card with pictures of Tara and Mandy over the past 18 years.

Merry Christmas to All!! (0.36Mb file)

Mandy passing out her birthday cake to party friends.

Friday evening party with 26 friends and family.  They played tennis, went swimming, played volleyball and partied!!

Mandy getting ready to cut her birthday cake.

Amanda Hammond getting ready to cut her 13th Birthday cake on June 7th party.  Mandy turned 13 on June 6.

Tara and Irina in High School Prom dresses.

Tara on her Prom night with her friend Irina during gathering of 22 couples at EKHO Manor for departure by limousine to the dinner and boat cruise.  Limousine departure for 22 couples and an after-dinner boat cruise for 280 students was organized by Tara and friends.

• Don and Robin Baxter, Tara & Amanda (Mandy) Hammond.
• Elton & Harriet Hammond, Samantha and Angela Baxter.

Baxter family from Vancouver and Hammonds at Chateau Montebello Brunch.  Chateau Montebello is a Fairmont (CP) hotel located in Chateau Montebello, Quebec.  World class dining that is second to none that we have experienced!!

• Don, Angela, Samantha Baxter
• Tara, Amanda, Harriet Hammond
• Robin Baxter (cousin), Elton Hammond

Filmed at Chateau Montebello's restored Papineau house, originally owned by Louis Joseph Papineau.

Tara's High School Grad Picture

• Tara will be graduating formally in May 2002
• She plans to attend Carleton University (B.A.) in Sept. 2002
• Wants to go on to get a Law degree.

Magda Markou's Wedding

• Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
• 8 Bridesmaids and a Bride!!
• Many family pictures!!
• Harriet's Niece

Amanda Hammond, Dancer

Mandy's first dance recital and she was most excellent!! We were truly amazed!

(Scanned on June 13/2001)

Leonard and Lois Hammond's wedding picture. 

Walter Hayden, Danny Remple, John Paulishen,

Leonard Hammond, Lois Janson,

Ada Hartley, RoseMarie West  Children: Jimmy Gonder, Karen Goshulak

Picture supplied by Uncle Leonard Hammond in June 2001.  Thanks Very much.

Taken in Vancouver, B.C., June 16,1951. Click on the photo to see more of the story.

• Uncle Leonard Hammond
• Cousin Angela Baxter
• Aunt Lois Hammond

Taken just before Angela missed her train back to Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario.

(Scanned on March 27/2001)

Melvin and Olga Hammond's wedding picture.  Uncle Leonard Hammond on left and bridesmaid Vera Jocabie, who was an acquaintance from Mom's church.

Picture supplied by Uncle Leonard Hammond during visit in March 2001.  Thanks Very much.

Taken in Chilliwack, B.C., Feb. 19,1949. Click on the photo to see more of the story.

The Hammonds at EKHO Manor

Our two little girls are no longer little!!  Christmas day pictures are so much fun according to Tara and Mandy!!

• Left to Right:
• Mandy 11, Harriet ?, Tara 17, Elton 16

• Tara Hammond
• Santa Claus

"Please Santa, make my cheeks feel better!! The dentist ripped out my wisdom teeth while I was sleeping!"

• Amanda Hammond
• Santa Claus

"Please Santa, bring me all the clothes at The Gap!"

Christmas at EKHO Manor is full of hardships like waiting for Santa to visit on Xmas eve!!

• Santa Claus

"This must be where the 2 Hammond sisters live!  They make their father shovel (while they sit and watch through the window) and sweep all the snow off the sidewalk for them so they don't get their party shoes wet. !"

• Amanda Hammond
• Emily Burnett

Amanda and Emily posing for the camera!

• Amanda Hammond
• Harriet Pantazopoulou

New Year's Eve 1999 picture of Amanda with Mommy.  At 10 years old, almost as tall as her mother on tippy toes!

• Harriet Pantazopoulou
• Elton Hammond

New Year's Eve 1999 celebrated with Heather and Norm Stechyson and by going to Parliament Hill to see the fireworks and shake hands with Prime Minister Jean Chretien!!

• Amanda Hammond
• EKHO Manor stairway

Mandy's new dress for the 21st Century and the 3rd millennium!  Compliments of Mommy's Boxing day bargain hunting!  "Take me out to the ball game!"

• Harriet Pantazopoulou

• Amanda Hammond

• Tara Hammond

• Elton Hammond

• EKHO Manor

Christmas Dinner, Dec. 25/99 at EKHO Manor.  Another one of Harriet's great Gourmet meals! 

Who is the head of the table when it is round?  Note the lack of snow outside!

• Elton Hammond

• 1997 PC800

• EKHO Manor

New Record!  Elton Hammond went for a 20 minute ride on Dec. 25/99, 3:14PM.  Beat last year's record by 10 days! Witnessed by Norm Stechyson and family! Temperature was -9C, but with proper riding clothes I was still very comfortable.

• Tara Hammond
• Santa Claus

Tara Hammond pleading her case directly to Santa Claus. "Please Santa, Make my dad buy me a Honda Prelude and I promise to get at least 1% more in my math marks!! I swear!!"

• Amanda Hammond
• Santa Claus

Amanda Hammond delivering her personal request directly to Santa Claus. "Please Santa, Bring me a puppy and don't tell my parents; .... I'll look after it for at least the first month and then my mommy will love to do it for me!!"

• Lisa Zappia
• Tara Hammond

Lisa Zappia and Tara Hammond sharing a giggle on Christmas Eve 1999.  "We are just so excited that Santa might bring us one of Ricky Martin's old hankies!  ... Sure hope he didn't wash it first!!"

• Alice & Al Peters
• Harriet Hammond
• Norm & Heather Stechyson
• Amanda Hammond
• Doug Thompson and Mary Lynne
• Phyllis & Jacques Farley

Missing:

• Muriel and Len Franceschini
• Elvira and Mario Marinelli

Osgoode's Mayor Doug Thompson was kind enough to spare some time for Emerald Links' residents. This evening of mainly socializing with Mayor Thompson gave us a chance to get briefed by the Mayor on the new single city plan that will eliminate the Township of Osgoode as we have come to know it.

• Mayor Doug Thompson
• Amanda Hammond
• Osgoode Millenium Book
• EKHO Manor front entry

Osgoode's Mayor Doug Thompson and Amanda Hammond holding the Osgoode Millenium Book after signing it at EKHO Manor!

• Amanda Hammond
• Spelling Bee Medal

We are all so proud of Amanda's Spelling Bee Medal from Greely Elementary School! 

• Amanda Hammond
• Harriet Pantazopoulou
• Mother's Day Gift

Amanda surprises Mom with a beautiful hand made Mother's day gift! 

• Amanda Hammond
• Tara Hammond

Tara practicing her newly learned hair dressing skills from Grade 10 on sister Amanda. 

• Elton Hammond

Digital Photo of Elton Hammond, author of this web site.