On May 17, we had Alex and her family over to dinner. We had Norwegian food. It was nice to have them come to our house and meet some of our family.

The Norwegian community in Salt Lake City always have a celebration around May 17 to honor their Norwegian heritage. We took some of our grandchildren and went this year. Notice the sign highlighting Tromsø. We had to get a picture.

We go to Cedar City every Memorial Day Weekend and put flowers on the graves of our parents. We spend the weekend with my sisters and brother. Here we all are at the grave of my dear parents. Dave's parents are buried very close to mine so we decorate all the graves. I have one sister who has died but the rest of us are still enjoying this annual get together. Believe it or not I'm old but I am the youngest in my family.

A sign showing Haugesund. We served in Haugesund and Tromsø

so we had to take pictures of both at the May 17 party. We also got to purchase and eat Norwegian chocolate. Wow, we do miss it! There was a sign for each of the 29 counties in Norway.

Another picture showing the fun festivities. There were games for the children and alot of Norwegian Bunads. However, the rest of us dressed the American way

of celebrating our national holiday. CASUAL!