Easters

Our Easter Sunday was FULL... celebrating our Savior's resurrection, spending wonderful, long-awaited time with family, play, rest, food... In all it was a perfect, happy, feasting, time of glad remembrance of all that is good in the world and in life. We are thankful for the goodness that God has blessed us with this year and always.

We churched, lunched, played and rested with Tim and Michelle and their crew (Tim is Phil's brother) as well as Michelle's side of the family. Thank you, Svobodas and Olsens for a fun, fun day!

The Two Year Old and The Three Year Old. Peas in a pod, partners in crime, fast friends - Micah Joy and Nadia Renee have begun their love/hate relationship.

The Fab 5.

Left to right: Elijah, Eden, Titus, Micah and Levi

I made the Easter dresses and ties in Indonesia before we left. The batik pattern is special to "our" region in Borneo. We all dressed in Dayak batik this year for Easter.

She's taken like fish to water to all the green, green grass and the fun that spring brings.

Uncle Timmy has been dying to get all those girls out on the paddle boat for a spin. They all loved it.

Nadia talked him into 3 rides :0) Thank you, Uncle Timmy.

Playing in the chilly air by the little lake behind Mema & Poppy Olsen's house.

Apparently we NEEDED to have Easter baskets... For goodness sake. Nadia made out like a little bandit with sidewalk chalk, jump rope, bubbles, fun coloring books and, as is pictured above, brand new, instantly beloved RAIN BOOTS!

"For plashing in puddles in 'merica"

Thank you, Mema and Aunt Michelle!

I love this photo not only for the goony toddler girls in a moment of harmony, but for the happy people in the background. Check out all those smiling adults.

Superhero soccer? :0) Levi and Titus join the "big boys" for a pick up game after our enormous feast of ham, grilled vegetables and too many delicious desserts.

Bubbles!!

Nadia learns about the latest iPhone technology from Aunt Michelle.

Phil and Tim ping and pong.

Little fingers try their hand at the ivories.

After naptimes and a long day of play, too much Easter candy and plenty of fresh air, these five little monkeys vegged out for a little bit before it was time to pack it up and call it a day. (Eden was there too - just cuddled next to mommy on a different couch).

At the end of the day, while tucking Nadia in to bed (she was still a live wire even at the late hour of 8:30pm), and saying 'Amen' to our bedtime prayers, she requested quietly, "Ok, Daddy, now can we pray about rainbows?" :0)