5/27- We met up with Joe in Memphis and then drove to Forrest City, AR where we bedded down for the night at the Hampton Inn. | 
5/28- After meeting up with Laura, Mimi, Jonas, & Clay at the Little Rock airport, we headed to Hot Springs Village where Nancy & Burris live. |
This is the 4-bedroom condo in Hot Springs Village where 7 of us stayed for the weekend. Kitty, John, Anne & husband Richard stayed in a unit one lot over. | 
5/28- The next few photos were taken at the condo while we relaxed until it was time to head back to Nancy & Burris' for dinner. |
Mimi, Bill, and Laura. | 
Laura, Bill, and MJ. |
Self-portrait. | 
Bill & Jonas check out Jonas' digital camera. |
Clay grabs a snack. | 
Joe studies a map of Arkansas. |
Another self-portrait- Mimi, MJ, & Laura. | 
An after dinner swing at Nancy & Burris'. |
Over 30 family members were present for the Friday night feed. Clay & Auntie Laura take a turn on the swing. | 
5/29- The grown-ups head out to Fox Pass Pottery while Clay & Joe sleep in after a night of exploring Hot Springs. In describing their evening, they said "It seemed like a good idea at the time." |
They had a swing at the pottery shop too. | 
I pose outside the shop entrance. |
5/29- Captain Don takes us for a trip around Lake Balboa on his pontoon boat. | 
As we traveled away from the dock, we could look back on the picnic pavillion where we would celebrate Nancy & Burris' 50th. |
Joe & Clay take a break from helping set up. | 
Nancy & Burris pose beside their wedding picture. |
Bro & Sis- Bill & Kitty. | 
The newlyweds- Richard and Anne. |
Joe & Mom. | 
Clay & cousin Jordan. |
Laura & Burris. | 
Laura & Clay. |
Bill, Laura, & Clay. | 
The Arterburn men: Tary, Andrew (Jordan's son), Clay, Burris, Bill, Jordan, Joe. |
Kitty with daughter Anne and Anne's husband, Richard. | 
Nancy & Burris' sons Tary & Jordan. |
The local combo played and the guests.......... | 
danced. |
The food was delicious- barbecue, baked beans, cole slaw, & potato salad. | 
5/30- the weekend celebration ended with a Sunday Brunch at the Balboa Club. Laura, Mimi, & Jonas pose for one last picure. |
5/31- Joe, Bill, and I take off for Memphis. We walked Beale Street and visited Mud Island Park. | 
We took a tram to the park, crossing part of the Mississippi. The pyramid in the background is a venue for sporting events. |
Mud Island has a scale model of the Mississippi River. This wall shows some of the rivers that drain into the Mississippi. That's Bill walking in front of the wall. | 
Shown here is a portion of the river. Everything was to scale with lots of interpretive information. The walk from headwaters to the Gulf was about a half mile- or felt like it!
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