Busy, busy! Happy, happy!

First thing today, I visited my brother, Don, and his wife, Kathleen, at their nearby hotel for a couple of hours.  We chatted more about family - we're both working on www.ancestry.com - and made plans for a spring trip together, over a great cup of coffee.

When I returned, Patty's household was in full swing!  Of course, I had to hold and play with the delightful little Adi! I enjoy interacting with 6-year-old Johnny, and nine-year-old Mallory, of course.  With Raj's parents here on an extended visit from India, that makes five adults in the house;  praise God they're all polite!

His Royal Babyness, Adi, awake and alert (and cute!).

Johnny, clowning on the couch this morning.

Mallory and I decided we needed more popsickle sticks to finish a project.  It was a perfect 70-72 degree day, weatherwise, so we walked to the shopping center with Michael's and Target stores.

Mallory standing by their subdivision's lake, in back of a baby Palmetto Palm, on our walk, 11-23-14.

After spending quite some time choosing various projects (who can resist sales!) at Michael's (craft store), we went to Target (department store) and ate lunch, then found some construction paper to buy.  We had a leisurely walk home past an undeveloped pine tree/palm tree forest.

At home, Mallory and I work on various painting, gluing and cutting projects.  This is a winter snow-bird sun catcher.  Some of the projects involved sprinkling glitter on glue.  She did this on a Christmas stocking for their cat, Harold.

Sometimes, Monica, the other grandmother, watched as we 'played.'  Projects painted and needing to dry were put on the shelves at upper left in this photo.

The household really was bustling all day.  Mallory and I went to church at Holy Family Church, at 5:30 p.m. Mass.  The church was full and sang with gusto.  At home there was the usual cooking, doing laundry, etc.  Sadly, I had to pack a little in preparation for starting the long (736 miles!) drive home tomorrow.

More father-son bonding, Raj with son, Adi.

What could be better than visiting with family, lots of family!  Lord God in heaven, I thank you for my family, each and every one, present, with You in heaven, and those who are to come!