I was delighted when Anna Himes called on Thursday that their family would be able to visit us that Sunday, March 23, 2014, after Sunday School. Their schedule gets very busy in Spring, and this week suited all of us.

After dinner Leela and I went to our apartment for a little one-on-one time while the rest enjoyed a more leisurely dinner. I showed her our new TV, and that is where Ryan and Molly also spent some time before their 2 PM swim. It also gave Al and Mike an opportunity for some engineers talk.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The children can now swim independently, and Leela can get along without a vest. Ryan has his head under water almost as much as above, and Molly swims very well, too, but they still enjoy a romp with Daddy. Anna and I had a good chat about their ski trip last month and all the rest of the family are doing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

About 3:30 they assembled for another hour of fun and refreshments in our apartment.

 

Molly and Leela had brought their cats, Snowball and Snowman, and introduced them to Al.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The girls got interested in the puzzles that they had left behind on their visit last month, and Ryan is never far from his iPod.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anna enjoys looking at the pictures she and others in the family send me for my Pictorial Record of the Best Family, and Mike is ready to help the girls when needed. Al was still finishing his nap, but I wakened him before they had to leave about 4:30 for their trip back to Macungie. This time there was no snow storm to slow their return, and I basked again in the after glow of a wonderful time together.