Hi all,

We had a pizza party when our daughter Lyssa, her husband Mike and their five-month-old baby Waylon came down for a visit. Here are a few photos. (Lyssa has asked that photos of the baby be kept off of Facebook and off of blogs, but trust me, he is a cutie!)

Dale Sr. has been working on building the pizza oven and smoker for almost a month, with the help of his bricklayer friend John Ducette. The custom metal work doors and smoker lid were made by a guy who lives down the street.

Here's a photo of Mike and Dale Sr. rolling out dough:

 Patting the dough into rounds:

Around 4 PM, the oven was hot enough, so they made the first trial pizza and it was pronounced delicious.

It was a great party! About 40 people attended, including all of our kids and their families.

I'll end with a photo of Dale Jr. playing guitar and singing, accompanied by his dad's best buddy, Jerry Gargalione:

Unfortunately I didn't get a photo of the pizzas actually being cooked in the oven...

Love,
Lennie