easter 2014

we had a wonderful easter weekend at our house. on good friday we accepted an offer for the sale of our house, and hours later hosted a baby shower for our very dear friends. no joke. i was literally vacuuming when i got the phone call. heard the news of escrow and then hung up and continued vacuuming. i had a party to throw! the weekend continued with all the traditional easter hoopla and ended with an awesome worship service in honor of our Savior. i am grateful for the chance to fill the house with extra memories and love that weekend before we had to start packing our lives up in boxes.

celebrating the little loewen #3!

 

 the dying of the eggs. note that marin was not awake for this. very intentionally NOT awake.

empty baskets left out for the easter bunny. 

abracadabra! stuffed full of goodness. 

little sleepy bunnies. 

jelly beans! jelly beans! jelly beans! 

we stayed in our pj's allllll day, then fancied up for an evening service at church. thank you, Jesus for giving us these sweet souls to love and shape and kiss and hug. 

island hoping

back in april we hopped over to oahu to meet up with the fukutomi family. it sounds complicated when i try to explain who the fukutomi's are, but it's actually pretty simple...they are family. the youngest little fukutomi was competing in a fancy cheer competition in honolulu. we had a blast hanging out by the pool, playing on the beach, and watching so much cheerleading. thanks for letting us sweep in and crash your vacation. it was so very good to see you!

and we are off.

 

 they're mine. all mine.

 

noodle bar. yummy bar.

quite simply, too. much. fun. 

good morning, honolulu.

and hello, swimming pool. 

 

 poolside napping.

cousins in a hammock.

and on the beach.

so much cheer spirit my heart was bursting. 

always time for a coffee break...

and lots of spam musubi breaks.

go mari, go!