Perfect Easter Sunday

It's the perfect Easter Sunday for my family. As usual, we go for annual Easter Brunch at our cousin's house, continued with 'egg hunt' and 'easter candy tossing',..which means, one of our family member tosses all the easter candies brought by my mother in-law and we're all kids try to catch them. I did a good job (according to my husband ..LoL)..usually I take the picture of my hubby, catching the candies, this time, because he hurted his right shoulder, I was the one who catch the candies and he took some pictures.

So, like a good Catholic, I spent the whole Lenten, fasting and abstinence, and we went to Church for Holy Week and I had to take our daughter for egg hunt..!...this year, she, as I repeatedly mentioned in my other blogs, turned to 2 years 7 mos old. She started have a 'clue' what is 'egg hunting'...and she enjoyed a little guest named Hannah, 5 years old, who of course tried to be the leader for Grace, unfortunately Grace is so determined, she knew what she wants...LoL..!..anyway It was a perfect Easter Sunday, filled with family memories to cherish eventhough still little bit chilly but it's not raining until we're on the way back home. Thank you God...

Grace with Hannah

one of the Easter gifts

from Grandma, bubble

lawn mower

enjoying all the goodies

from Grandma

The Family Egg Hunters

our Easter Picture before

family gathering

The Spirit Of Easter

The Lenten is almost over when I'm writing down this blog,..and the Easter close to the peak, it's Holy Week, and started on Palm Sunday, Holy Thursday, God Friday and Easter Sunday. And am busy too to prepare my heart to celebrate the resurection of Jesus.  The Easter Season itself is beginning on Sunday and continuing for 50 days.
As a mom and housewife, I like that the Lenten season means I got a chance to buy fish or other seafood in a good price, because usually the supermarket close by to our place, always send their flyers for discount and deals. I feel relieve that 'The Friday Fish' that we always do that for our dinner will be continued as we believe eating fish for at least two times a week as a good habit.
And our tot, Grace, sparks her eyes when she saw colorful plastic eggs and the egg hunter's bag that I pulled out from the box inside our storage room. I told her that we gonna meet her 1st and 2nd cousins on Easter Sunday after mass, and do the egg hunting after Easter Brunch. I learned that it's important to tell to my little girl 'what we will going to do'...before we head out to some place, that way I reduce the possibility of melting down or tantrums.

One thing that I notice during this Lenten was I learn not to be emotional, not to be wanting so much to get attention from my husband, learn to be more patient to my daughter and the most important learned that somebody else is different including my husband that we cannot just want someone else be 'someone' like we want it to be!...And that everyday life sometimes make us in 'fear', 'worrines'...that's why I like this below phrase from loyolapress.
Live without Fear

The Resurrection teaches us that God can overcome anything, even death. When the Risen Christ appears to the women at the tomb and later to his disciples, his first words are “Do not be afraid!” (Mt 28:5,10) These words speak to our hearts, helping us cope with the fear from the loss of a job, a serious illness, or a crumbling relationship. Our faith allows us to trust that God can overcome our most serious problems.

Happy Easter, May God Bless Us...!

Spring Has Sprung

Finally feels like Spring after days of rain and winds and cold, I got a chance to go to the park with my daughter, Grace. It's sunny although chilly, Grace was so happy !!, she swings and slides alot, and almost melt down when I said to her, it's time to go home, have lunch and take a nap...well,..who wants to go home after weeks and weeks just stay indoor!...LoL!!. At 2years and 7 months old, she starts showing her real caracter, independence, determine what best for her (like she knew ..hh). My little girl is just her own person, the 'baby' is really starting to go away. I actually still go through many new moments with my daughter. I've learned to embrace it all.
Okay, I think I must take a chance to catch some nap, maybe just cat nap, when Grace is taking a nap, it's important to do 'me' time....and this including 'napping'....see ya!..

horaay, tivi-time

Weekend At The Zoo

one of the peacoks at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium

Tacoma, on the bench, greetings us!

There are so many precious moments that I want to capture with my family...and eventhough we like going to the zoo which is not so far from our place, again and again but never get bored to make pictures in there!!..

Grace, getting ready infront of the Zoo Gate

infront of 'Animal Avenue'

Grace & Daddy are trying to find the 'snake'

she starts enjoying (again)

infront of camera

it's like 'Indiana Jones' setting

we're lucky got to so close with

Sumatran Tiger family

 

Canada Trip

Masih capek dari trip minggu lalu ke B.C (British Columbia), Canada. And lagi muales banget infront of computer, lagi seneng senengnya perhatiin anak perempuan-ku Grace yang  tanggal 1 April ini genap 31 bulan alias 2 tahun 7 bulan. Aku potret waktu makan siang dengan spaghetti dan fishball, fishball enggak dimakan, spaghetti-nya aja sukses masuk ke mulut mungilnya plus belepotan sausnya ke seantero wajah..he..he...
Still tired from the trip last week to the BC (British Columbia), Canada. And really don't have interest being infront of the computer, and I recently more focus to my daughter Grace who turned to 31 months on April 1st, or 2 years 7 months. I took a picture of her, when she's having lunch with spaghetti and fishball, she didin't eat the fishball, but the spaghetti rode its success go to her tiny mouth plus the sauce splattered all over his face .. he .. he ...By the way, kita pergi ke Harrison Hot Spring, itu lho, tempat pemandian air mineral, ya air panas lhah..!, yang mengandung mineral bagus buat tubuh, kita tinggal di resort yang udah bertahun tahun bercokol disitu, yang selalu direnovasi. Yang bikin aku and my hubby terkaget kaget, koq ya buanyak sekali 'tamu' gitu lho!..padahal baruuu menginjak hari pertama Spring, masih uadem...brrr..breezy bo breezy, ga tau apa di Vancouver area anak anak sekolah udah pada 'Spring Break' apa gimana?, koq family pool udah kayak cendol aja, mending cendol beneran..hadduuh malah ngomongin soal cendol. Ini resort punya 5 kolam renang atau pools, yang family pool ya airnya paling hangat (luke warm)..yang adult pools ya ada tingkatan-nya, anget, panas, panas banget gitu, yang paling panas ya round pool itu, ampuun dech, kayak masuk kuali yang lagi mendidih airnya gitu, oh ya pengin liat round pool-nya ya, click aja disini. Aku ga motret itu pool, abis udah nyemplung ntar malah diliatin lagi..!..he..he..