A Little Fun in the Sun

My friend Vangie came home with her family for a three-week visit here. She migrated to Chicago in January last year to work there as a registered nurse. Her family followed her there by April. 

I’ve been spending my past two Sabbaths at their former church just to be with them all. We’ve formed this clique (which I coined the D4) with Joy and ate Marissa through our puppet and outreach ministry for kids beginning 2006. This coming Sabbath, April 5, I will be there yet again to spend one last Sabbath and weekend with them. (Vangie’s family will go back to Chicago on April 9; they arrived here March 14.)

Yesterday, Vangie treated all 16 of us out at 8 Waves Waterpark. 16 = the D4 (me, Joy, and ate Marissa); Vangie’s husband Vic; three kids (Ian, Via, and Lei); sister Wennie and husband Alvin plus two kids and their helper; Vangie’s mom and dad; Vic’s nephew; and ate Marissa’s auntie-in-law. It was a spur-of-the-moment kind of outing, right after the funeral of their nephew’s one year and 10 months old son. That may sound callous, however, they really didn’t know the child at all–never met him. 

Here are our pictures yesterday. I’m only in a few since I took most of them. I think I need to get a tripod next. I’ve posted just a few here. The rest are on Multiply (Click THIS to view our 8 Waves photos.)

(Vangie getting our tickets; Via behind her) 

(ate Marissa and Joy)

(ate Marissa and auntie)

(Reb and Lei)

(ate Weni)

(meet the parents–Vangie’s and ate Weni’s parents) 

Some of the few pictures of M.E. yesterday (taken by ate Weni and kuya Alvin):