James was a trooper for his very first Pascha. We left the house at about 10 pm, and the service started at 11:30 pm and went until about 3 am. He was awake and entranced the WHOLE TIME. He watched the candles and processed around the church at midnight. He especially seemed entranced by all the flowers and the many, many altar boys :) He even made it through some of the feast afterward. This is what he looked like at 3 am (in his Pascha suit! With a seersucker jacket! And a tie!)

Mmmmm, can I have some of that chocolate?

He stayed awake long enough for a family picture (but still on the prowl for some chocolate):

But by 4 am . . .

He did ok the next day. Here he is doing his wake-up happy dance after his nap the day after Pascha:

And taking a picnic to the park afterwards (he can’t actually bite that apple, don’t worry):

But he took some awfully long naps in the next few days. It was 87 degrees.

Here are a couple bonus shots from playing trains with Papa: