Easter Weekend -- It was Eggcellent!

Easter 2023 is wrapped up and in the books for another year but it was such a terrific weekend, with kids, friends, eggs, good food and so much more, that I had to share a bit!

It started out with our annual Good Friday egg dying with friends Mark and Jan (followed by the traditional showing of "Life of Brian.")

I do some hard boiled (for deviled eggs) and color some raw so when I go into the fridge for baking I have happy eggs! 

Saturday was prepping for the family invasion on Sunday. There was some egg stuffing for the egg hunt and of course, setting the table!

I was thrilled to find Peter Rabbit napkins. I don't know if anyone else cared, but I loved them!

The "Just Flowers" dishes by Mikasa were one of my earlier china purchases. My dad had given me a gift card for a store I loved back in the 1970s or 80s so of course I bought dishes!

The flowers were 99-cent pansies that are going into outdoor pots this week, and I used my Pendelfin bunnies along the way. 

That night after egg stuffing, Rick made his gorgeous Challah bread (which deserved, but didn't get, better photo styling!). We made French toast for Easter breakfast and it was wonderful!

The family arrived in early afternoon and first thing on the agenda was to visit one of the neighbor's houses where they had set up a mini-golf course on the yard and lots of inflatable Easter things. I had willing models!

Then, after rescuing a bug with Uncle Greg, the put it on a tree and were fascinated to watch it climb!

Home again. Time for the egg hunt. Ready, set, go!

Adult help was allowed for a few tricky ones! 

They were all over it! Look up, down...

...and all around!

They both made quite the haul by the end of the day!

Note to self: If a warm day is planned, don't set out eggs with chocolate, even if it's cool in the morning. Let's just say the Andes mints ended up in the fridge for a cool down!

Time to dine. This was a child's-eye view of the table after dinner!

Of course, there was dessert!

 

And a quick back-pounding is always a good thing!

Decorated eggs from Grandma Kitty were a treat. She makes them from sugar molds and fills them with candy.

She also sent Carson a belated birthday gift and he and Rick were working through this fun workbook for kids aged six and seven.

And then, cupcakes again!

All good things come to an end, and so did our day. With a goodbye hug and toothless grin it was time to say farewell.

Thanks for joining us for Easter! 

I hope your weekend was wonderful with lots of smiles (and too much candy!)

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