"Spring Event"

(fine print) Although we hunted eggs, these were "spring eggs" having nothing to do with the resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. So nobody need be offended here. (end fine print)

These events at our apartments are to encourage community and we go and always meet new people - establishing relationships, the beginning of discipleship. 

 

This girl (with ky & sy) and her 4 older siblings (2 are on the right) live in the next building and frequent the playground. Their mom is unable to reenter the country with their youngest brother. Their dad is always at work. We try to love on this family.
The mom to the left has become a good friend though my Spanish sometimes can't keep up. She and her 2 daughters also attend the Bible study here in the community. Her oldest daughter wants to be a teacher so I have been able to encourage her and recently helped her choose her classes for next year.
The boy furthest right has joined us for meals at the pool. He's super polite and kind and gets along with Jo well because they both love math.

the egg hunt was mass chaos - aren't they all!

Blood moon

My pic through the telescope during the bloodiest part.

The littles are currently in the middle of Astronomy

and have been keeping a moon chart for the entire month of April,

so this "rare occurrence" (that will only happen 3 more times this year) was perfect timing to coordinate with our studies.

How to Enjoy the Blood Moon by me
Step 1: When the children start to fall asleep, give them ice cream and play a lively card game like Nertz to keep everyone awake (while hopefully not waking the children sleeping downstairs who have to get up early for school!)

Step 2: Bundle up and head outside. Notice the "regular looking" full moon. This is the "before" pic.

Step 3: Have daddy set up the telescope grandpa let you borrow and figure out how to use it (even though mommy's been trying to figure it out for 2 weeks to no avail).

Step 4: Fall asleep during the 2 hours of waiting for the moon to be completely eclipsed.

Step 5: Wake everyone up with the flash of your camera just after midnight when the bloodiness is visible.

Step 6: Enjoy for a couple minutes then head back inside to get some sleep.

Easter Choir performs on Palm Sunday

See if you can find our 4!

Parkour

Fun with many friends at a parkour class -

Silly kids

These 2 bless me with their constant giggles!

First Eastside Christian Schools soccer game

As if we didn't play enough soccer...

Scott is coaching for a local private school - actually the one I attended! - and the kids were invited to play on the team! Even ky was included because they would have no subs without her. She played so well - hoping this carries over to her other playing opportunities.

Fishing

Fishing Derby at TriCity Regional Park

All the boys caught fish.. here is sy's (jo & kik are right behind him)

Here is the cleaning and cooking prep done by a disgusted mom while disgusted boys watched for various parts. We really need more exposure to this kind of stuff.

(and afterwards, I heard that the particular youtube video I chose to follow on this was actually way more complicated than your traditional clean & fry!)