Happy Orthodox Easter! Christ is Risen! Indeed, He is Risen! I really look forward to this time of year as we focus on Jesus' resurrection and the everlasting hope that will forever fill our lives. My heart melts as I hear Helaina tell people, "Jesus rose from the dead. Jesus Lives!" Last week, we celebrated the Easter weekend with our family and at church. Easter Mass begins at 10:30 pm on Saturday evening and lasts about 3 hours and ends with a very early breakfast Sunday morning. Unfortunately, we do not attend that service with the kids being so little. However, there is an Agape service on Easter Sunday that is followed by an egg hunt for the kids. Helaina and her friend, Lauren, enjoyed finding the eggs throughout the church lawn. This girl will do pretty much anything for candy and chocolate!
Sunday evening, Randy's parents hosted an Easter dinner at their home. There were eggs hidden throughout the lawn for the kids to find and they prepared a delicious meal that we all enjoyed. Zachary and his lamb-chop...perfect holdin' for his chubby hands!
Hunting eggs with Auntie Georgette
The beautiful cake made by Teta Helen! The kids were literally screaming when they saw her creation.
With the absence of Helaina's afternoon nap on most days, she's been spending a lot of time with her neighborhood friend, Grace. This picture is very bittersweet for us as the days at our current home are numbered. It's such a treat to walk out the front or back door, see a friend outside playing and join in the fun. We're very sad for the kids to leave these friendships, as good neighbors are hard to replace. I definitely have said a few prayers for our kids during this transition. Hopefully God will place some more wonderful people in our lives as we continue our journey to Northville.
Friday night, I was able to attend my first NHL playoff game with our cousins Emann and Rana. Thanks for the babysitting time Aunt Abla! The game was a thriller in true overtime fashion! Wings won and took their show on the road, back to CA, for game 7. As I'm writing the puck is dropping. With a win, the team will head straight to Chicago tomorrow for round 2 of the playoffs. Being the sports junkie and competitor that I am, I continue to cheer them on even though Randy being gone is not always easy for us. More than anything, the kids have begun to really notice his absence and are counting down the days till he returns. Such a great experience each year for Randy as you never know when they might bring the Stanley Cup home to Detroit!
So as this night is ending, I'd like to wish all the wonderful women in our lives, a Happy Mother's Day! To my mom and my mother in-law, THANK YOU! Thank you for loving us so well and always knowing exactly how to help and support us. Thank you for loving our children and making them feel special every day. We are blessed to have both of you as our moms and grandmothers.
1 comment:
Cute pics(:
Love you guys(: miss you guys!
Love ya,
Alexis(:
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