Meadow, 11, and Max, 8, Cushey of Finleyville are getting in the Christmas spirit with their great-great-uncle and aunt's Mr. and Mrs. Claus and sleigh.

Patty Wald and Kate Stewart of Washington had lunch at their favorite restaurant during their vacation in Erie. Taking the photo is Patty's husband Ray.

Jim and Brenda Moore of McMurray took the O-R along as they toured the battlefields of Gettysburg. Behind them is Devil's Den.

The Fahrner and Reynolds families recently took the O-R along on a seven day Western Caribbean cruise aboard the Royal Caribbean International Freedom of the Seas. From left standing are Jeffrey, Stacy and Macy Reynolds, Bill, Kristin, Lainey and Kayla Fahrner. Seated are Bob and Dottie Fahrner.

Bob and Donna Jones and Larry and Pia Oliver took the O-R along to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.

Kathy Torboli and Curtis, Melissa and Brayden Fuller of Avella took the O-R along on an eight day vacation to Disney World in Florida.

Allen Lott and Alanna Carroll took the O-R along to the Minico Reunion Class of 1965 in Burley, Idaho. They are pictured at the River's Edge Golf Club at Burley.

Dorothy Waterman of Canonsburg and her sister and brother-in-law JoAnn and Neldon Jensen of Utah took the O-R along to the Creation Museum in Kentucky while they vacationed in August.

Cousins Jenna Temple of Avella, Kelly McGrady of Washington and Baylie McGrady of Fredericktown took the O-R along to the Tower of London, United Kingdom.

Jim and Dottie Simpson, Jim and Elaine Reding and Bill and Jean Beam took the O-R along in August to Edinburgh Castle in Scotland for the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo.

From left, Doug Hollingsworth of Mount Gilead, Ohio, Joe Bowen of Angler, N.C., and Bob Cape of Washington took the O-R along on a bear hunt in Topsfield, Mass. Bowen is the owner of Tomah Mountain Outfitter.

Stush and Madolyn Horency of Washington took a trip by train in August for their 45th wedding anniversary through the Canadian Rockies. They are pictured on a glacier at Columbia Icefield.

John and Jean McCullough of Claysville took the O-R along to Rehoboth Beach, Del., to celebrate their 57th wedding anniversary.

Joe and Sara Jack of Washington took the O-R along August 31 to Moundsville, W.Va., to watch the USS LST 325 on its way from Evansville, Ind., up the Ohio River to Pittsburgh.

Hailey, Kailyn and Aiden Jasso of Washington took the O-R along to visit cousins Riker and Beckam Hemp of Ocean City, Md. Their parents, and cousins, are Stephanie Jasso and Julie DeWitt Hemp, formerly of Canonsburg.

A few Marines and their families took the O-R along to Parris Island, S.C. From left are, Carol Chadwick, Sue and Gene Rasel, Bo and David Pryor and Donna Dohanich. They arrived by bus with the Mon Valley Leathernecks and toured the base and attended a Marine graduation. Gene and Bo are both graduates of Parris Island, one in 1959 and one in 1952.

Ronald M. Bell and Judith A. Dicks took the O-R along while visiting Sugarlands Visitor Center in Gatlinburg, Tenn.

Karen Sirianni and Tony Battistone of Bentleyville took the O-R along while vacationing at Presque Isle, Erie.

Everett and Shirley Kelley of Avella, Bob and Evalyn Sibert of Montgomery, Ala., Bill Kelley of Washington and Louise King of Avella took the O-R along while spending a week in Shipshewana, Ind.

Dave McClay, Bob Ricker, Alvin Rogers, Bob Frazer and Bob Matthews took the O-R along on a canoe trip from the Kinzua Dam down the Allegheny River to East Brady. It was a five day, 130 river mile vacation.

Larry and Nancy Scears took the O-R along while celebrating their 44th wedding anniversary in the Smoky Mountains of Gatlinburg, Tenn.

Tracy, Jackie and Sierra Kotchman and Jean Hoffman of Washington had a vacation reunion with their British relatives, the Hawes family of Ipswich, England, in September at Walt Disney World.

Susan Bayard, Sally Bayard Menges, Randy Bayard and Rebecca Bayard Davis and their families spent a week together at Topsail Island, N.C.

Dave and Terri Luketich took the O-R along while celebrating 27 years of marriage riding motorcycles through Wyoming and Montana national parks.

Kerry and Joe Pigeon of Scenery Hill took the O-R along while visiting Buckingham Palace in London, England, to celebrate their wedding anniversary.

Amanda and Andy Moore took the O-R along while on their honeymoon at Dreams Sugar Bay Resort and Spa in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands.

Members of the Washington Force 10 and under soccer team took the O-R along on their trip to Pittsburgh to participate in the Pittsburgh Riverhounds Youth Experience. As part of the program, each player got to escort a Riverhounds player onto the field during introductions of the game against Louisville City, be a ball boy on the field and play a halftime exhibit game against South Park. Front row, from left, are Ryan Torboli, Talon Gardner, Andy Palm and Zane Garner; back row, Brody Knight, Ian Migyanko, Luke Burt, Nico Mauro, coah Tim Knight, Jacob Burt, coach Randy Jordan, Braeden Knight, Darius Clark and Jace Jordan.

Diana O'Brien and Mimi Brittner took the O-R along while visiting the home of Diana's son Levi Curtis and wife Kristi, after bringing home their newborn baby boy Wyatt in Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Jonathan and Darlene Taylor of Houston took the O-R along on a family vacation in July to Utah. They are pictured with TJ Dunn and Shelly Lewis of Houston, Brian and Halsey Stockdale of Canonsburg and Jon and Julie Taylor of Cleveland, Ohio. They are pictured at Arches National Park.

Phyllis Bednar, Christine Mumper and Jackie Campomizzi took the O-R along to the Bellagio Conservatory & Botanical Gardens in Las Vegas, Nev.

Kathy and Luz Armenini of McMurray took the O-R along in August to Mackinac Island, Mich.