The Ottinger's Housewarming Party

This past Saturday, we drove down to Castroville/Salinas to attend a housewarming party. Jeff's cousin Karen and her husband Jeff (aka: Haku) bought their house earlier this year and opened it up to the family.



Haku, Karen, me and Auntie Joanne (Karen's Mom). Haku likes picking on me. Jeff's great-aunties Marian and Sets with cousin Kimi.

Oh gees...here we go...starting on the left, Tami, Rika, Dylan, Great Auntie Junko, Marika, Bruce, Haku, Megan and in the front Rachel. (Megan and Rachel are Jeff's nieces.)

Here he is eating AGAIN, Tommy and his wife Peggy.

Cousins Richard and Robert kept Jordan entertained all night...


Pamela and Neil pose with Great Grandma Kobayashi.

Starting from the left: Rodney, Bachan (Jeff's grandmother), Auntie Dianne (Auntie Joanne's twin sister), Robert (yes, we have two Roberts, Jeffs, Franks, Georges), Neil, Lisa, Jeff (looking shocked?) and on the top row, Karen, Jeff's mom and our newest family member Marley.

Marley just married into the family in October/November (sorry!). But, Jeff's 2nd cousin Jerry couldn't make it, so Marley came up with Jerry's sister and mother.

Here is Marley, Karen, Jeff's Mom, Lisa and Pamela.

As you can tell, Jeff has a large extended family...Until recently, there were quite a few great-Aunties/Uncles....and now that the cousins (8 of them!) are older, lots of cousin-in-laws...it makes it fun to get together...