April reunion in High Island

I went down for a day and a half, April 16-17, to High Island to visit with my family.

Paul came from London, Carolyn from California, Janet from Maine, David from Houston, me from Louisiana. We had a good visit and I wish I was off for the rest of the week because they are still there! However, I had to make it back to church on Sunday because Ted was set apart as bishop of the Rosepine Ward and I needed to be there! It's been 20 years since he was called to be bishop last.

Nana and Grandpa on the swing that they reclaimed from Hurricane Humberto and set up on the floor of the old gazebo that perished in the storm.

Phoebe, the only true Norton girl on the island

Phoebe was stranded on the island by the volanic ash from Iceland that literally turned her plane around in the middle of the Atlantic and sent her scuttling for shelter in Texas. When the ash cloud disperses she'll try again to fly home and take her exams. In the meantime she is studying, bird watching, and trying not to be too bored with all of these adults!

Next to her father she looks short, but...

Next to her Aunt Carolyn you can see how tall she really is! It was fun getting to know her better. She wants us to have a reunion with all the the kids. And she will be in New York City for an orchestra concert in October. The volcano should have subsided by then.

Birds Just Passing Through

I brought hats for all the girls and here we are posing in our finery in front of the roses by the "Birds just passing through" sign.

Dinner at the Stingaree

Here are pictures taken at the Stingaree (and I hope I've spelled that right) where we celebrated Janet's birthday. It is at the end of the Bolivar Penninsula, but on the inter-coastal canal side. This is where Janet and I went for my class 20th reunion.

Paul and Nana

David and Carolyn

Dinner on the Bolivar Penninsula and Janet's Birthday

We celebrated Janet's birthday on Saturday with a cake bought from a church group. Paul bought a craft kit for Janet which turned out to be all box and hardly any craft!

April in DeRidder

Spring is here with the azaleas. Here is a picture, but without Rosalia :( We went to the Kwoks for dinner on Good Friday. Chuen barbequed and Lily made potato salad! We even had apple pie and ice cream! They wanted to do everything traditionally American, I guess.