Easter Sunday

Last Sunday we went to church and then to our friend Shasha's house for an extravagant Easter feast. At church, Kate is a star and everyone wants to come up and pinch her cheeks and arms. She gets a bit overwhelmed these days when a lot of people surround her, but a few of our friends are certain that she is going to have a really outgoing, extrovert personality like her Dad.

We've known our friend Shasha for quite a few years and she is honestly one of the best cooks I know. She really outdid herself and made an incredible meal for us and our friend Sunny. She has a really beautiful garden and took us outside to see her flowers and vegetables springing up. I was sharing with her that I've really struggled growing things in our little garden and she thinks that cow manure will solve my problems. Sometimes holidays are hard times as we are far from our families, but it was nice to spend this Easter with really good friends.

Almost One!!!

It's hard to believe, but this Friday Katriel will be 1!!! This year has flown by so quickly and we are so thankful for the gift that she has been to our lives. It's also so incredible to see how much she has grown and changed. She now keeps us very busy as she crawls and explores every nook and cranny. One of the things she has perfected is pulling herself up to stand on nearly everything. She eats a broad variety of food (these days cheese is one of her favorites). She has 2 teeth and two more very close to breaking through. There are a few words that she knows well, but she spends most of her non-sleeping hours trying to talk in her own language. She loves playing with books!! Sometimes we put her in the playpen with some toys and books and more often than not when we take a peek at her, she'll be flipping through one of her books looking intently at the pictures.

We love her to pieces and enjoy the beauty and wonder that she brings to our lives.

Dave's Birthday

I asked Dave what he wanted to do for his birthday and he thought it would be fun to go to Ward's Lake, a really beautiful place in the middle of the city, and walk around with Kate. There is a man-made lake that has been there since the 1800's that they fill with carp. There are some boats that you can take on the lake and the grounds are nicely kept. These days winter is officially gone and Spring has come, bringing beautiful blue skies and plenty of lovely flowers.

We had a nice time at Wars's Lake and Kate loved looking at and playing with the flowers. Later that day our friends prepared a birthday party for Dave with some nice cake and had a time to encourage and pray for him. It was a beautiful day.