Happy Easter

Sadly I didn't get very many good pictures today. So this really doesn't adequately portray the wonderful day that we had. After church we went over to my parents' home and enjoyed food and fellowship with family from Redding. The weather left something to be desired (mid 40's and raining with strong winds) so we kept the festivities indoors. These pics are of our hang-out time after a wonderful Easter dinner.

Thanks Mom and Dad for being such wonderful hosts! We love you and appreciate you more than we could ever adequately express!

Easter Eggs

Priya and I had a fun time decorating Easter eggs this morning. It's fun that she's at an age where she can begin to enjoy fun traditions like this. We only had one fatality throughout the process (the orange egg broke) but Priya got to eat it for lunch and enjoyed it all the more since she had a hand in making it.

Reno Trip

Earlier this week we enjoyed a trip to Reno, Nevada with both sets of parents. We stayed at a timeshare and did our best to stay warm despite the snow that was falling outside (quite a change from the 70's and 80's weather we'd been enjoying back home).

Circus Circus was just a few blocks away so Priya got to have some new experiences...


We visited Reno's mall one afternoon and Priya had her first Build A Bear experience. Well, more like Build A Chipmunk (which she's obsessed with these days)...

Phil

Our future brother-in-law, Phil McCutcheon, and his mom arrived in Redding this week. Ashish's sister, Ami, has been living in Argentina for the past couple of years and met Phil was he was there with a YWAM team. They recently got engaged and Phil is now moving to Redding! We're excited to have him here and also about what this means for the future - that Ami will soon be following. :)




A special service was held at my parents' home just prior to the departure of Phil's mom. Ami was on Skype and was able to be a part of this special time despite the many miles that separated us. Both Phil and Ami had a chance to share about their relationship and to tell the story of how God brought them together. And then Ami's parents and Phil's mom had a chance to share about their kids, their upbringing and gave their blessing for their coming marriage. It was a beautiful service filled with a lot of tears and laughter.

Playing Dress-Up

Priya has been getting into dressing up lately. The other night she put all of this together. Oh how she melts my heart. She is so much fun and such a joy to have in our lives! Priya, you are an unbelievable gift from God!

He finished!!

My phone rang today at 2:10pm. I saw Ashish's name as the caller and eagerly answered. He was finished with his NCLEX exam! He finished at around question 95 (out of a possible 205) and felt really good about it. The test will continue to give options if you aren't answering correctly so the fact that he ended as early as he did was a good sign. Now we have to wait about 6 weeks to find out for sure whether or not he passed. But for now we're ready to celebrate. Congratulations Ashish! I'm so proud of you!

Thanks so much for all of the prayers! We are so grateful! I'll be sure to post as soon as we get the official word.