Christos Anesti! {part ii}

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Featuring the chicks and mother hen....

I took about 10 pictures and these two were the ones close to "acceptable."
We went to Easter Morning Mass at our old parish, Christ the King. We took our sweet time eating pancakes and bacon. We knew there was NO WAY we were going to make it to 10:30a Mass. Thankfully, just a mile or so from our parish church is Christ the King. This was the church where Daniel was baptized. It was great to see familiar faces... Ones we haven't seen in years! Lucky us, we got there just in time for the opening hymn. The church looked full from the back but voila, the front rows were empty. There, we were... brave young family, corralling our 3 kids under 5 years old. We sat behind the Eucharistic Ministers. It was pretty much the front row.

Guess sunnies, similar // Old Navy belt, similar, splurge // Target girls, cardi, old

Ms. Isabel Zulily pink dress // Old navy cardi // Elsa flats (gift), similar ones from Stride Rite to Michael Kors

Old Navy Maternity maxi dress, similar  // Naturalizer Kate Middleton pumps or the real thing, here

Mr. Dapper: Old navy long sleeve button down, similar

Mr. Dapper2 (caught in the act)

Janie and Jack Linen button down, similar // Old navy tie

The children enjoyed their Easter Baskets.... and so did I.
Presenting my residency graduation present.  I just celebrated my one year anniversary as an attending and I am just now using my bag! The leather has not darkened yet -- so it looks, fake, huh? hehe...

I waited till 6 months post-graduation till I ordered this baby.  It took me another 6 months to use it. . Every time I thought about using it, it was either raining or snowing. I did not want to stain the new bag.

Louis Vuitton Neverfull MM

I call this Louis II.
I ordered the mon monogram version. I used pink interior, and pink and mustard shading for my initials. I skipped the racing stripes.

Everybody had a fun Easter!
Most of all, I reminded the children that Easter is not about fancy new outfits or chocolates or designer purses. Daniel pointed up to the sky, agreeing with me that Easter is all about Jesus. Jesus conquering death. Jesus is Risen! Alleluia!

Linking up with FL&P, WWIW and TuckerUp.

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Christos Anesti!

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The children spent holy Saturday morning at the egg hunt hosted by our deanery's catholic high school. It was packed there as usual... Maybe more children/families this year. Besides the Easter bunny, silly safaris was there with animals that the children got to see up close.
















We also met with our close friends afterwards. It was an impromptu play date.










Happy Easter, dear friends!

Post your fancy outfits... I'd like to see them. So far, my fave family photo is the Weinert's! I love their beautiful outfits!

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Naps, thunderstorm and treats

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OBTS Day 5

For day 1
For day 2
For day 3
For Day 4






The boys went to the beach while the ladies stayed at the house. The boys got caught in the rain.... I would have been freaking out. But Nathaniel exclaimed: this is the best day of my life. While Daniel stated: we are taking a shower.
Poor Bastian: no word. No sound. {I still think he had fun}

I caught up on my much needed rest. This pregnancy has made me super tired. I sleep 8-9 hours per night and I still crave naps. Some nights I wake up and cannot go back to sleep. {pregnancy insomnia}

We grabbed ice cream treats before dinner! Yes, before dinner.





I love this bunch.
Meet the power rangers.
Left to right: black ranger, pink ranger, red ranger, green ranger, blue ranger and yellow ranger.

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Sun, beach, burn {photo diary}

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OBTS Day 4

For day 1
For day 2
For day 3

By far the best day at the beach!
Sunny.
Warm.
Perfect.





The children went to the park late morning to wait while it warmed up some more. I stayed at the rental and sunbathed... Derrick called an hour later and I proudly said: I'm getting darker! Little do I know, it was the beginning of a sunburn. I was thinking some vitamin D after a long winter won't hurt... I was dead wrong!

I walked to the beach on my own. I stayed there for half an hour or so... What a nice way to relax.


After our lunch, we didn't waste anymore time. We headed to the beach and had the best afternoon.

Best way to end day 4 was the arrival of my sister and her children!

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Haircuts and sand

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OBTS day 3
For day 1
For day 2










The sun may not be present but you will still find the D-crew in our hoodies and bathing suit at the beach.

It was also a productive day. I cut Isabel's hair and Sebastian's hair (finally!) for the first time. I started with isabel first. She's more cooperative obviously.

Feeding them and watching DVDs worked wonders. Key for baby's first hair cut: patience. It took an hour of cutting on and off and SJ got rid of his ratty surfer hair.




From now on, I'll find a rental with a grill. I always planned on cooking while on vacation. But my stir fry plans or using the oven, just didn't work out for me. Looks like grilling is definitely doable.

This is an easy marinade:
Soy sauce
Lemon
Brown sugar





I don't even measure the ingredients.let me know once you've tried it.




















And they said they were going to take a nap.....
Yeah, right!

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