SPEAKING OF JUNE 6TH

Not only is June 6th special for two weddings, it is also the birthday of our chosen son, Ted. Norm stood with Ted at his wedding (Joy, the three year old joined them for a brief time). Ted and Norm took a flight that morning from Bend over the mountains in Central Oregon (Ted was the pilot Norm was the one with white knuckles). By the way, Ted was not flying with the da Vinci wings at the Worlds Fair in Vancouver, BC in 1986.

ONE DAY; TWO WEDDINGS

Joy and Jason will both be married on June 6th. Joy and Nick will be married in Oregon; Jason and Maya will be married in Texas. Joy is our granddaughter and Jason is brother Joe's youngest son. His twin brothers have been married for several years. James to Alyssa and Joe to Lisa. Joe and his wife Gloria attended Brandon and Kristen's wedding in Oregon. Norm attended Joe and Lisa's in Texas. This time, each will be busy at home.

WOODWORKING SHOP

We began woodworking projects by making toys. The first larger project was a cradle for our grandchild Joy. The final project was twenty-five jewelry cases for family and friends.

JAN AND RON'S WEDDING

Jan's son sang.

Ron's son played the piano and sang.

Jan and "Twin"

The reception was downstairs for Joyce's benefit.

Many people attended the happy event.

On February 14th Jan and Ron got married in the church where we met Jan. She and Joyce call each other "twin" because they share a birthday.

BEGINNING CELEBRATION OF 57TH ANNIVERSARY

Norm gave Joyce her engagement ring on February 14, 1952. The wedding took place on August 25, 1952. We celebrate both events as part of our anniversary. We went to Red Robin in Eugene last week. To Joyce's surprise, Norm turned the menu over and asked, "Can we share one of these milkshakes?" The waitress said that we could. Instead of bringing one big glass with two straws, she brought two separate glasses with whipped cream on top. Joyce said, "We have been sharing for 57 years." The waitress asked if this was our anniversary. We explained that is the beginning of the celebration. Another person came by and said that she understood that this is our first visit to Red Robin and she gave us additional bread. Joyce noticed other employees looking our way and talking. To our amazement, the waitress brought us not only our change but also another coworker and a beautiful bouquet and a card. The manager came by and explained that the service was slowed so that they could get the flowers and card. The next time that you are in Red Robin, have a chocolate milkshake. We recommend it.

THE WHOLE GROUP AT ROARING RAPIDS PIZZA

The water level in the Willamette River is low so the rapids are not roaring.

Please look beyond the folks in front to the nice picture of Nick and Joy.

Even though the time was short, we found time for pizza at Roaring Rapids.

NICK'S FAMILY VISITS

Dale chose the chair with the John Deere cushion.

Nick and his parents, Dale and Ruth, visited Oregon.