Holy Week: Easter Day part 1

Nicole and Andrea Opel. It's nice to have Andrea visit us and let us know all the shenanigans she up to at seminary.

Beautiful Easter girls Anneka, Miranda and Malia.

Isa got to hold two week old Lily Beatrice. Can you imagine how stoked she was? Isa is sitting next to Lily's brother Nathan. They got along very well during the service.

This is the tomfoolery I enjoyed while we sang hymns.

Brent and Anneka sang a song in celebration of Easter. I remembered my camera records video midway through the song. Check out the little dress fling at the end of the song. Cute.

Look at these sweet faces. Jolene and her sweetie pie Autumn.

Brenneman girls all wear the same shoes and flouncy skirts. This is its own phenomenon, unplanned.

Taryn. She's my prayer pal. She is fantastic and adorable and smart and a softball queen and, and, and....

Megan and Doug the Canadian announced their engagement. Megan is getting a big, sweet hug from the Dodge.

Edit: Megan is marrying Steve the Canadian not Doug the Canadian. I could have sworn they called him Doug.

Holy Week: Maundy Thursday Love Feast

Who doesn't love something called a "Love Feast"? I have always stayed away from this Thursday night party because of the whole feet washing thing. Awkward. However, Trina encouraged me to go and it is always nice to have a fellowship feast. I told Isa about the event and she was all over foot washing. Completely excited! 

We had some chicken soup and then celebrated communion.  During the subsequent prayer Isa took the opportunity to announce and show the group that she has a hairy back. She has the cutest, wispy hairs along her back and is rather proud of this cuteness...but it's very annoying during prayer and communion.

So I went and I washed Isa's feet with the assistance of 4 year old Anneka and then in turn those two little 4 year old girls washed mine. Adorable. I had Isa on the one foot and Anneka had the other. It's a shame that I don't have a picture of this. But I do have pictures of us hanging out afterwards.

Isa, Anneka and Abigale playing after the celebration.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Me, Terry and Miriam.