Pascha 2010

Christ Is Risen! Indeed He Is Risen! Here I am on Easter - the morning after I attended my first Pascha service! I went in my pj's but was awake and quiet for the whole 3-hour service. Such a good boy...

Mama and Dada reminded me several times that Easter isn't about bunnies, eggs and candy - although I was allowed a free day to eat as much sugar as I wanted! They told me that Jesus died on the cross and then woke up and came out of the tomb! Not sure how much of that sank in, but hey, I'm only two!

Oma helped me with the Easter Egg Hunt at the Cohlmia's house. It was a perfect day to run around outside with friends and family. Can't wait to do it again next year!

A Day in St. Paul

Ohh yah! We spent a day in Minnesota, dontcha know! Lucky for us, our flight was overbooked on our way home from California, so we had a quick visit in St. Paul. Our friends Chris, Young and Alex live there, and it was super fun to spend the day with them. It was just like old times back in Sicily. We really wish we could see them more often! We went to the Mall of America, and Young was nice enough to drive us out to my Great Papa O's childhood home...

My Great Papa O was born in Canada, but he and his family moved to St. Paul when he was a kid. My Great Great Grandpa O built this house! He also built the house next door (pictured above) for my Great Great Grandma's sister and her family. When Papa O left Minnesota, he never looked back. Eventually, most of the family made it out to California. We still have some distant relatives in St. Paul, though. Mama is very interested in the family history, so it was very special for her to see where her Papa O grew up! Do we want to go back someday? Ohh, you betcha!

Family Vacation

After a week in Northern California, we drove down south for some fun in the sun! The drive wasn't too bad. I slept most of the way, but Mama and Dada were heartbroken to see miles and miles of dead orchards. Congress decided to cut off the water supply to thousands of citrus, walnut and almond trees in Califonia's Central Valley. For fear of waking me and having to drive 5 hours with a cranky kid, they didn't stop to take pictures. Click here for pics and info.

We spent a fun night in Los Angeles with friends, then headed east to meet Dada's family in Palm Desert. A whole week of nothing to do! Just family, sun, pool, swimming, lounging, sleeping in and eating out!

Here are the Morrow and Abraham grandchildren! Sittie Sherry and Giddi with Marlee, me, Zoey, Mia, Mackenna, Brock and Elektra. All in one place and color coordinated - pretty impressive!

I had so much fun in the pool. I'm very brave in the water. I don't mind going under, but I'm not the greatest at holding my breath yet. I LOVE when Dada throws me up in the air! Fun for me, good workout for him! I always love swimming with my cousins, too. They just need to teach me how to keep up with them!

Who knew two weeks of vacation could be so packed with fun!? NoCal with Mama's family, SoCal with Dada's, and a quick hello to Uncle Seany in San Diego before we left. Can we do this more often, please?