Easter 2022

 Easter is my favorite time of the year.  The kids and I have 10 days off, when you count the weekends, and the weather is often quite nice.  This year was no exception.  The holidays started off with me getting to go to Århus with a friend for a whole Saturday.  We had a great time shopping and enjoying a nice peaceful lunch, just the two of us.  It was just what I needed to energize me for the week ahead.

Then Palm Sunday, my gospel choir "Joyful Gospelkor" sang 4 songs during the church service at at our church.  It was really festive and I loved hearing the whole choir sing "Hosianna!"....

We had lots of plans with friends and family the following week. Unfortunately the boys were sick on and off.  Mostly fever and pflegm coughs.  They took turns being really tired and then feeling fine again. So we were actually able to do most of our plans.  However, Benjamin had to stay home with Søren, who was working from home, the day I took the other boys, with some friends, to the Ostrich Farm and the beach.  It was a really cool experience to learn lots about Ostriches and pet them etc.  The friends we went with are hosting 2 young women from Ukraine, so they came with, and it was the first time they had seen the ocean! So they were in awe and so thankful.  It was nice to be able to give them a nice day.

Otherwise we were visiting friends and family and going to church to celebrate.  As tradition, we were in Esbjerg to visit Søren's Mom with his sister and family.  We ate great food, chatted, played games,  and had an Easter Egg hunt.  Our nephew Lukas just got his drivers license, so I got to take a short drive with him, that was really nice! He's a great driver and a great "kid"!

Maunday Thursday (Skærtorsdag) festive Tapas after church

Saturday we visited Søren's Dad and Hanne, and Easter Sunday Søren's Mom was here to celebrate Easter Day.  Everyone found their Easter baskets and we went for a nice long walk with Zoey!

Everyone got an Easter "basket" this year

In Denmark you get the monday after Easter off as well, and we have a tradition to be with our American Watermark friends who live in Denmark.  It was a great day, relaxing, enjoying the beautiful weather and speaking English.  All 9 kids had a great time together and it was fun to hear them all speaking English together, even though they can all speak Danish as well.  

Watermark adults + Benjamin + Naomi