JANUARY TO JUNE 1996
Veronica and Caitlin were stealing the show in 1996 as Joyce and Mike's first grandchildren and as Grandma Helen's first great grandchildren. Here they pretended to go for a ride on Mike's 1946 GMC pickup:
Caitlin in January and in March (one year old):
Meanwhile, I was learning the ropes at Wheatland Elementary as the District Librarian and describing a hike to the Sutter Buttes that I volunteered to lead:
In April we celebrated Jeff's 21st birthday in Lake Tahoe. I took him skiing down the face of Heavenly Valley (Gun Barrel)
for a rite of passage experience. It was the same slope where I first learned to ski and would later crash on Joe's 21st celebration:
June started with snorkeling lessons for Joe. He joined some Boy Scout buddies and other locals at the dive center:
A few days later the latest pictures of Caitlin and Veronica showed up:
When June 22nd arrived, it was time for a special wedding:
Next: Gregg & Tiffany's Wedding