The Eagle had landed

Grandma and Grandpa Dobberfuhl arrived Thursday at noon. All our options for a place for Amy to hang out fell through, so she had to endure the trip to London and back. Emily got to play at a friend's house. All went well in the travels and Lana logged one more Heathrow trip in her tally.

To keep them awake, the girls took them on a tour of Glinton- in the rain. Then we returned to the parish church that evening as Thursday is bell ringer night. The Ringers seemed quite pleased to have visitors and eagerly explained the mechanics of the bells. Lana got to have a go- which it seems she thoroughly enjoyed.

No matter how many questions she asked and how well she pantomimed the required action, Amy was told she is too small to ring. Emily yammered the whole way home about how she was going to come back when she was 9 to ring the bells at Glinton church. We'll see.

Friday was trip to Stamford market and to visit me at work. Concluding with Linford's fish 'n chips for dinner was a nice end to the first full day in England for Gma and Gpa. They still don't like riding in the car on the narrow roads.