Paasiainen auringossa/ Easter in the sun

Paasiainen tana vuonna sattui osumaan meidan reissun aikaan. Ei se meita haitannut. Vahan tuli ennen reissua ja sen jalkeen haikeus ettei paasiaiskoristeita oikein kannattanut ottaa esille. Meilla oli kuitenkin upea paasiainen. Ihana ystavani Sennie (jonka blogit Our Mothership Adventures ja Kotiin Kolmesta Kolkasta ovat verratonta luettavaa) perheineen oli kutsunut meidat luokseen paasiaiseksi kylaan, viettamaan paivaa yhdessa. 

Easter happened to be during our trip to Florida. It didn't really matter. I had a bit wistful feeling before the trip and after we got back as there was no sense of taking any Easter decorations out. However, we had fantastic Easter. My wonderful friend Sennie (whose blogs Our Mothership Adventures and Kotiin Kolmesta Kolkasta are great reading) and her family had invited us to come and celebrate Easter and spending the day with them. 

Koska omat paasiaiskoristeet kotona jai laittamatta oli ihanaa kun Senniella oli poydalla rairuohoa ja paasiaismunia ja tipuja. Tytot saivat myos Kindermunat. Sekos se vasta olikin ihana yllatys.

As my own Easter decor was all packed in our basement it was wonderful to see that Sennie had rairuoho (traditional Easter grass) growing and some chicks as well. Girls got Kinder eggs as well. That was fantastic surprise. 

Tytot ja Sennien nuorimmainen tulivat kivasti juttuun keskenaan ja he pelasivat Afrikan tahtea innoissaan. Pikkuneitikin niin vakavana ja tosissaan mukana isompien avustuksella. 

Our girls and Sennie's youngest got along very nicely and they played Star of Africa (a Finnish board game). Little Miss was very serious and played with the help of bigger children. 

Saimme syoda herkullista intialaista ruokaa ja ihania jalkiruokia. Juttua riitti. Lentokoneista ja niiden rakentamisesta puhuttiin paljon seka siihen liittyvista kokemuksista. Ja olihan se pikkuneidin pakko paasta "lentamaan" myos kun kaikki siita kerran puhui. :D 

We had a delicious lunch of Indian food and fabulous desserts. Lots of talk all around. Planes, and building them was the main topics. And as everyone was talking about planes Little Miss just had to "fly" too. :D 

Lasten mielesta parasta paivassa taisi kuitenkin olla rannalle paaseminen. Sennien kotoota kavelee vajaa viisi minuuttia rannalle eli neidit varustautuivat kotona jo asianmukaisesti. 

I think the children thought going to the beach was the best part of the day. You walk under 5 minutes to the beach from Sennie's house so the misses all geared up appropriately already before heading to the beach.

Me molemmat Sennien kanssa ollaan vahan hurahtaneita valokuvaukseen. Kamerat oli tietysti mukana molemmilla kun rannalle mentiin.

Both Sennie and I are a bit nuts over photography. Of course we both had out cameras with us.

Lapset aloittivat heti linnoituksen rakentamisen rannalla. Oli vallihautaa ja muuria. Valilla isomman aallon jalkeen piti tehda korjailuja ja taas jatkui rakentaminen.

The children started to build a fort immediately. They had a moat and high walls. Sometimes after a bit bigger wave they had to do repairs and then continue the building.

Pikkuneiti mulskahti rantatyrskyissa veteen kun hiekka lahtikin vahan voimallisemmin jalkojen alta karkuun. Vahan pelastyi muttei pahasti. Hymy oli pian taas huulilla. Ja hiekkaa oli ihan joka paikassa ja PALJON. Seuraavana aamuna sangysta loytyi viela puoli hiekkalaatikollista hiekkaa vaikka rannaltatulon jalkeen kavivatkin suihkussa hiekat pesemassa pois. 

Little Miss fell in the surf when the sand shifted away from under her feet with a bit more power than anticipated. She got scared a little but not badly as her smile was plastered back on soon enough. And she had sand everywhere and LOTS of it. Next morning we found half a sandbox in the bed even though the girls had a shower to get rid of the sand after we got back from the beach. 

Minun ihana ystavani! 

My lovely friend!

Miehillakin rittii juttua. Teknologian alalla molemmat eli yhteiset kiinnostuksenaiheet loytyi nopeasti.

Our husbands got on well too. Both in the technology field so there were plenty of similar interests.

Lahtiessamme rannalta nappasein viela kuvan lasten rakentamasta linnoituksesta, jonka vesi oli valtaamassa omakseen. Tassa vaiheessa muistikortista loppui tila ja varakortti oli tietysti laukussa, joka ei ollut rannalla mukana. Ihanat auringonlaskukuvat jaivat siis minulta ottamatta. Sennien blogissa TAALTA loydat hanen ottamat kuvat samalta paivalta. :D

When we were leaving the beach I took a picture of the fort the children had been building. The water was taking over it. At this point I had filled my memorycard with absolutely no more space and the spare card in the bag which I didn't have with me at the beach. The beautiful sunset pictures would have to wait until next time.  You can find the pictures Sennie took in her blog HERE. :D