This Easter was extra special since we now have Elise in our life. She just turned 7 months and every day seems more fun than the last… her personality is really starting to come out, and we love getting to watch her grow and experience new things. Like Peeps!

In all seriousness, we had a great Easter here with our China family — complete with the annual Purdy Egg Contest (which Elise won), a Good Friday celebration dinner with local friends, and a city wide gathering of foreigners to celebrate our risen King on Sunday!

Kristen’s mom sent a beautiful dress for Elise to wear, along with lots of goodies to put in her Easter basket. You can see in the video below that Elise was really “moved” by it all 😉

Spring has finally come to Xi’an, so we’ve been trying to get out and explore our new city as much as possible. We’ll be sure to post pictures of our adventures here soon!