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O is for…

For April I’m challenging myself to an A-Z photo a day excluding Sundays and in addition to any regular posts that come to be.

Today is Thursday April 17th and the letter is O. I’m manipulating this one since it is Easter Week.

O is for Old and Older photos of Easter celebrations.

Easter in the 50’s at 4635 Oak Street in Pico Rivera.

Joshua’s first Easter in 1979 in Huntington Beach, California.

Easter on Arroyo Drive at Dzedushka’s and Babushka’s in the early 80’s.

Easter in Ventura 1986.

Easter in Yorba Linda, 1987.

Ventura 1987.

Easter in Yorba Linda, 1988.

Easter in Bothell 1989ish

All the rest of these photos are from Easters in Kenmore after 2001.

Our Russian greeting at Easter; Christ is Risen, Truly He is Risen.

 

Russian Easter Bread that we call Kulich and our Mennonite Friends call Paska.

2010

Sweet Cheese Spread for the Kulich/Paska that we call Seernaya Paska.

2011

2012

2013

The year we were in Italy just before Easter we brought home the Italian version of Easter Panettone from Milan for our Easter treat. We didn’t bake our traditional Easter bread that year.

2014-04-20 Easter day

2014 was another Panettone Easter.

2014-04-20 Easter eggs-table

2014-04-20 Easter day2

2015

We baked Kulich in 2015!

2016-03-27 easter 2016

Easter preparation day in 2016.

2016 was the daffodil year.

It was also our first year with our newest daughter-in-law.

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Easter celebrations are a priority in our heritage and in our present lives.

The Resurrection we celebrate at Easter is the climax of the story of Redemption God planned throughout all of history. We worship and serve a risen Savior in whom we have redemption. He provided the sacrifice we needed for our sins to be forgiven. Because of that forgiveness, we can live a new life in Him with hope for our future.

Colossians 1:13-14

 He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

Today on this year’s calendar and in Easter week we think about the Last Supper and Jesus Christ’s humility in washing His Disciples Feet. We also consider His instruction and encouragement to His Disciples on this night for what was about to happen.

God bless you with a heart to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and be saved!

Tuesdays With Moisi ~11053 Arroyo Drive

Our family moved to La Mirada from Montebello in 1971. We had 5 weddings while we lived here. Our sister Vera was already married. Our brother Fred got married in 1972. Kathy and I got married in 1974. Tim got married in 1978. Steve got married in 1981. Our parents owned this home until 1983. Moisi and Nadia became Babushka and Dzedushka in this home with 10 grandchildren being born between 1974 and 1981. More grandchildren were added while they lived in Wildomar and Yorba Linda, their next two moves after La Mirada.

My parents were able to add some new furniture to their home.

We had one of our first big celebrations in our new home in May of 1971 for our sister Kathy’s birthday.

This was the first car I purchased on a payment plan. It was so nice to finally have a car that ran well.

Our little maternal babushka lived with us for a short time before she passed away in 1980.

Our first Christmas in our new home with our mom’s side of the family. Aunt Nina and my mom preparing food in the kitchen.

Two of our four cousins on mom’s side of the family with our little grandmother and our Pop and Uncle Paul at the head of the table.

Our little babushka, mom and me at a Southern California beach in 1972.

The first six grandchildren in the backyard in La Mirada with Moisi and our sister Kathy. This was 1979.

Judging from the ages of these cousins, this probably was the last Christmas on Arroyo Drive in 1982.

More photos will be added to this post when I can scan them onto my latest computer.