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Fayrouz Hancock prepares a Christmas Eve feast for our family at our home in Plano on Friday, Dec. 24, 2010.
photos © Mark M. Hancock / DFWmark.com
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Michelle Moe and William Hancock unwrap gifts from relatives.
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Fayrouz talks to her in-laws Suellen and John Moline on Christmas Eve.
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Deviled eggs made by Cindy Hancock, tiger shrimp and other appetizers await the family on Christmas Eve in Plano.
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Mark's handmade guacamole and tiger shrimp await Santa (if he shows up quickly).
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The Moline family of Plano poses for a portrait.
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William Hancock and Michelle Moe try to sneak a kiss when they think nobody is looking.
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The deserts were a big hit with our family. It included Suellen's Harvest Pie, Fayrouz's pineapple upside down cake, several flavors of Richard's fudge, a fruit tart, pecan tart, a seven-rum fruitcake from Wisconsin, and more.
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A fruit tart, and a seven-rum fruitcake from Wisconsin await anyone with some room left in their belly after Christmas Eve dinner at our home in Plano on Christmas Eve.