We are Family ...

After the morning full of time apart - me at the grocery store and Bill and Ellie getting the oil changed and car washed .. we spent the entire afternoon at the pool with friends, Dan and Annette.  They are two houses down from us and are originally from Illinois.  No, they're not with State Farm, they moved to Texas five years ago to be closer to Annette's brother who lives in nearby.

Annette played with Ellie for a long time with the water toys - squirter, rings, football and water balls.  They had a ball together!  They are just a tad older than we are, with a daughter, Katie who is a junior in college in Peoria, IL.

What a nice afternoon we had chatted, sitting in the sun and playing in the pool.  That's exactly what I had hoped for - to be able to meet our neighbors when the pool opened.  And we have ....

Water break!