1. Hannah and friend Emma, Set out the cookies to be decorated They both stayed overnight at Letha and Vern’s COOKIE DAY 2007 December 8 th - the 20 th Anniversary

2. Sara and Gunnar made Cookies. Hannah helped just as much, probably more. While Bryan set up the table Gunnar helped too!

3. Letha’s Kitchen Is Ready

4. Emma and Hannah started early. Delores Pace arrived soon and started right in. She’s a long time friend and brings Vern home-made Jam every year

5. Tom and Toni Reich arrived next Sue Brideson had stayed overnight to help Letha Tom decorated a few cookies while Toni talked Then she decorated some Brideson’s and Reich’s have been Vern and Letha’s friends since they moved to the Northwest in 1978

6. Angela Harmeier, Sue’s Daughter arrived at 11:30 right on time Angela’s friend Laurie always comes with her. Cameron wanted to decorate a few, and did.

7. Bryan and Brian soon moved to the house office area to talk business Brian and Michelle Gobel; Bryan’s partner at HIPSOFT enjoyed the day with their children Gina and Josh

8. Garrett and Jenny Price Bryan’s 2 nd partner at HIPSOFT enjoyed the day with children Griffin and Abby and Jenny’s mother Donna Gunner And Griffin would rather play Abby likes to decorate though

9. Kevin Kilstrom is HIPSOFT’s newest employee. His wife Fran looks the table over. Here Letha listens to a busy conversation Kevin Fran Quinton Cameron Their son Quinton in the mean time is decorating cookies while Cameron just listens. Brian Michelle Sue

10. These are the HIPSOFT guys Bryan Bouwman Garrett Price Kevin Kilstrom Brian Gobal Click This Button Yup! They own and perform all design work.

11. There are more Decorators coming Derrick Lucas Sara’s nephews, came with their dad, Matt

12. Alisa Pentula, Sara’s good friend, always has a good time So does her husband Rick and son Gavin

13. Scott Pultz was the last to show up, but decorated a few cookies. Letha just loves to have her friends Sue and Delores help.

14. COOKIES

15. Past Years Look how young we all looked Brian Gobal brought Michelle here on their first date.

16. Jenny & Garrett wanted to see who could make the best Gingerbread Man Vern constructed a Gingerbread House Kelly worked with Gunnar And Greg worked with Hannah

17. Hannah & Gunnar on a Friday night Sharon and Craig Barnhart came too! Sharon was a co- worker with Vern at Boeing The table was covered in cookies the night before Bryan and Sara

18. The counter was full of samplers Letha was always ready Sara and Angela worked hard Scott decorated while Bryan and Brian thought about it.