Happy Easter

After a week of mostly rain,

I was so grateful that Easter morning was bright and sunshiny!

The Easter bunny brought delightful baskets of goodies

for the kiddos...

and we made an attempt at getting a few pictures taken

before heading off to celebrate the season at church...

{sure wish I could get a handle on this camera -

everyone is washed out today!!}

and later at Grandma and Grandpa's house.

One of the things I love about Easter
is that we have such a lovely holiday
{and holy day!} to celebrate,
with all its traditions and love,
but without all the stress
of some of those other holidays.
I love watching the kids hunt for eggs
at my childhood home...

in the same plants and places that were there when I was a child.

My favorite part of the whole day was

catching Camille muttering

as she walked the perimeter of the yard.

She couldn't find the elusive last egg

(a feeling I have vivid memories of myself),

and she was sternly speaking under her breath . . .

"Grandma is SO mean.

Oh, she's mean.

Oooooooh, she's so mean!"

It was hilarious and I quickly relayed the story,

knowing full well what the result would be.

Dinner preparations were IMMEDIATELY suspended

as two best buddies

searched together for the missing egg -

With success and happiness being the ultimate outcome.

Happy Easter all!