Ricky and Aidan Visit!

We LOVE having company and earlier this week it was a joy to visit with Ricky and Aidan, visiting from Wilmington, NC. These two traveled to Hungary with us not once, but TWICE because they have such hearts for Jesus and for people. You can understand in return why they are so loved! They really are some of the sweetest, most considerate folks I know (they somehow learned our birthdays and remember them every year! wow!) Aidan is a secret follower of this blog (hi there!) so I'm especially glad to put her picture up here for all to see.

I included the last picture because I just thought it was hilarious how when Ricky picked up Ellie for this picture, she couldn't stop making eyes at him. Maybe she sensed a common bond of blood that could be traced back to the shores of the Adriatic (Ricky's Italian). From the first photo you can see that Ellie has reached the stage where she's discovered her 'cheesy smile.' I must confess I now understand why parents find it annoying and not cute. It's like they suddenly forgot HOW to SMILE!