Cleveland's weather is unique. In the 22 months that we have been here, our dreams of a white Christmas were never realized :-( However, that has not been the case for our Easters. Both Easters so far have given us a good dosing of snow! Here is a link to my Easter 2007's blog. As you can see, there is a recurring theme :P
On Friday, we climbed into the Rendezvous and drove up to Detroit, to spend Easter with Liesel's uncle and aunt there. Almost as soon as we arrived, Nathan developed a strong bond with his "cousins" and also became a "big brother" to baby Gabi, who is only 18 months old. It was so interesting watching them all play together, sharing and imitating, as if they had known each other for years! That afternoon, Jacqui and Liesel went to a church service, while Andreas and myself held down the fort at home. As the snow started falling that evening, it seemed the perfect time to light a fire in the fireplace.
It was time for the children to visit a local Science Museum on Saturday morning. Liesel and Jacqui took the four children on the excursion, which allowed Andreas and myself to do some work related stuff. Early in the evening, we left to go to the main Easter service at Kensington Church. Each year, they put on a spectacular show, and this year was no different. It is almost like going to Broadway for church ;-)
Afterwards, we returned home and had a delicious home-cooked Mexican dish! Once the children were put to bed, we all relaxed by watching one of the funniest comedians I have ever seen, Brian Regan! He is a Christian comedian, and had my sides aching with tears streaming down my face!!! And of course, we could not retire to bed before getting in a quick game of Pictionary!
Sunday morning set the stage for the annual Easter Egg hunt. Donned with snow boots, jackets, gloves and hats, the four children headed outside to look for the pastel colored eggs! They all seemed to love the hunt, despite the snow and cool weather!
Soon afterwards we had to bid farewell to the Lippert's as we started our trek South-East. However, we had to make a detour at the IKEA (an amazing furniture store and more!) We needed a number of items for the house, and IKEA is the best one stop store for it. Unfortunately, living in Ohio, our closest IKEAs are more than 2 hours drive away, so when you are in the vicinity, it is highly recommended that you make the effort to visit one! I was proud of my wife as she managed to contain her excitement and appeared in control as well walked through the showroom. We found ourselves a lovely sideboard and some beautiful light fixtures for our lounge, and whiteboard/blackboard for Nathan!
So all in all, we had a great time in Michigan and I know that Nathan is missing his "cousins" already! I have assembled the sideboard and fitted the lights from IKEA, so our home has also benefited from our weekend away!
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