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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64 comments:
Love the gloves! It makes everything look like a science experiment. 😄
And I LOVE, love, love challah. That looks delicious!
Those are the prettiest dishes! Cute napkins, too. What a wonderful day with delicious foods and treats!! Thanks for sharing. :)
What a gorgeous table, and your napkins are so cute! But that challah bread....OMGOODNESS it looks so good! Kudos to the chef!
There is so much colorful and delicious joy in this post! Rich's challah looks amazing, and I envy you the French toast you enjoyed. Sure looks like everyone had a very happy Easter! Welcome to spring!
Glad you all had such a fun time! Enjoy your week! Hugs, Valerie
What lucky lucky little boys! And you can see from their wonderful smiles that they knew it! What a brilliant Easter!
Your set table looks very spring-like and vibrant. I love those dishes! I’m glad you had such a great holiday.
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Happy Easter!
What a wonderful family day!!! Lots of Love, smiles, laughter... and of course good eats! Happy Easter, my friend.
Dawn P. Albany, GA
The memories y'all have created are treasures for a life time! Thank you for sharing
Everything looks perfect: the table arrangement, the eggs, the two blonde kids, You and Rick, the hosts (in nice outfits), the guests! Thank you for sharing.
You sure know how to celebrate Easter. Love it all.
What a wonderful Easter post. And a wonderful Easter for you too. Those boys are just adorable and boy did they find eggs. And Rick's bread looks delicious. It inspired me to try making challah again. And those are lovely spring plates too. It looks like a great celebration and a very happy day. Hugs-Erika
You certainly had a Happy Easter.
So many lovely photographs, they made me smile.
We too had a wonderful Easter weekend with family.
A lot of love and plenty of fun, laughter and more special memories made :)
By the way, I do like the Peter Rabbit napkins.
My good wishes.
All the best Jan
You always set the most wonderful table. I also like the bunny napkins and those incredible springtime plates. Looks like you had a wonderful easter Sunday and the children did, too. Too bad all those eggs were plastic, though. Rick's bread sure looked good. Happy Easter Monday, dear Jeanie.
Looks like everyone enjoyed themselves! Your Easter table looked very Springy and also loved the pretty dyed eggs! Janice
What a joyous, celebratory time.
Jeanie,
Looks like you had a wonderful Easter weekend... We have not dyed eggs in years...Thanks so much for stopping by by all the time!! I truly appreciate it!!
Happy Easter!
Hugs,
Deb
Now that looks like the perfect Easter day. Kids and eggs and just playing with family and good food too. So happy the weather cooperated for you. Our egg hunt was indoors this year, it was toooooo wet outdoors.
I enjoyed your Easter post so much-had me smiling-thank you for sharing
It looks like you had a fun time. Have a nice day Jeanie.
What a wonderful family Easter time. The children, and the adults, look so happy when looking for the easter eggs. Fantastic.
Looks like you had a great time, Jeanie. You had me right at the challah!
You had a blast on the day. A great family to cherish this event.
You had a wonderful Easter!
Cathy
Im a Peter Rabbit nut too:) How perfect the neighbour's set up:) I miss that age with the boys!Easter was a write -off here.Ice storm no power for 5 days.My daughters either..Fun times lol.
Sounds like a very enjoyable Easter weekend for everyone.
A wonderful Easter Day for all. Everything looked very festive. The bread looks perfect! 🐣🐇
I have not decorative eggs in way too many yrs. My kids are older and they do it for their kids, and so on. Those look cool though. Sounds like you had a great day.
What beautiful and fun memories for sure. Glad you shared the joy with us all.
Your eggs turned out beautifully, and it looks like fun Easter fun was had by all :) Nice!
Such a fun Easter. I haven't colored eggs in years. The kids looked like they were having a grand time. The bread looks fabulous!
Family fun and new memories for Easter 2023.
Looks like a fun Easter.."Invasion" was the perfect word..The bread looks amazing..I'll bet it made great French toast!!Yum!! A great family time!!
What a fabulous day! You will be smiling for weeks on that one.
Love the cupcakes!
another great holiday celebration with family - I'm so glad you had a wonderful time.
Your family Easter was full of smiles Jeanie, what a fun time for all! Your table looked so pretty, and how smart to use the pansies you are going to plant on your table first! The little boys looked very happy with their egg hunt baskets! Is there anything more exciting for a child than an Easter egg hunt? Even though my grands are getting older, Super boy is almost 15, he still went hunting!
Jenna
Your table setting is gorgeous Jeanie!!! Oh my gosh, I'm posting my Challah bread tomorrow, yours looks SO MUCH BETTER!!! I have to work on my braiding skills lol! What a fun time, the eggs look great! I giggled a little at the memory of Life of Brian! ☺☺
Thanks for sharing Jeannie ❤️
What fun that looks like
I’m also sweet on those Peter rabbit napkins 🐇
I want some challah bread.
Your Easter table looks gorgeous, Jeanie! It is absolutely beautiful. And you all had such a great day! In Germany we always set out chocolate eggs, no matter the weather. However, we only set them out shortly before the search, so it wasn't a problem - only, if an egg could not be found which happened frequently. Oh well. We never had those plastic eggs, I only "met" them when moving to the States.
Life of Brian is perfect for the occasion.
Children make every celebration fabulous. Your two are so handsome and I know you and Rick are so proud of them. Your weekend sounds beautiful and happy, with a lovely time had by all!
Looks like a perfect Easter celebration with family and good weather too, aside from melted chocolate candy. We celebrated in NJ with family and friends and my SIL decorated and set a lovely table as well. And, there was an egg hunt with only one child participant, our great niece, who found all the eggs with some adult help at times! We skipped egg coloring this year. Jeanie, I liked reading that you colored them raw to have happy eggs.
What a wonderful weekend Jeanie, I loved seeing your family fun. Children and Easter Egg hunts make for a lovely day. Peter Rabbit napkins and homemade treats are wonderful. We are back in Thailand and enjoyed a walk on the beach, it is stinking hot here!
Have a lovely week.
Wren x
Hello Jeanie,
What a wonderful Easter! Fun times with the family, the grandsons are growing fast and are handsome. Your table looks so pretty, love the decorations and the cute napkins. The eggs do look happy. Take care, have a happy day!
What a fun Easter you had! Your table was set so pretty! Your Easter Eggs were beautiful. And the kids had a blast. Perfect Easter!
I would love to see your pansies after you plant them. Enjoy the rest of you week my friend.
Nice post! Thanks for sharing.
I invite you to visit my last post. Have a good week!
Oh, sweet times!
Without kids it´s half the fun.
So... thank you for sharing! And enjoying, too. My Nieces are... mini-adults already.
That´s life, huh.
What a wonderful Easter! It has been years since we have colored eggs. Loved the smiles on the kids faces. That is what Easter is all about. Well, not really but it is still great to see.
So much fun! Those happy smiles say it all! Lots of happy memories made, for sure!
I like the idea of happy eggs in the fridge :) They all look so festive, as does your pretty Easter table. The Challah bread looks incredible and would be great making French Toast. Very cute photos of the little ones enjoying their Easter, of you all in fact. Thank you for sharing all the fun Jeanie.
So many wonders. Especially love your eggs, napkins and that bread is to die for.
Hello Jeanie, what a fun packed Easter post which made me smile. I love your plates,colourful table settings, and your silver cutlery. Your grandchildren had loads of fun searching for the eggs. My grandchildren are both in their mid thirties so I don't make died eggs any more, but we had a lovely family Easter too. Everyone arrived On Saturday and stayed until Sunday evening, and my Grandson Pedro is staying with me for a couple of weeks. I feel so blessed.
All the best.
Love the toothless grin! Paul will be in that stage before we know it!
Sounds like a wonderful Easter celebration. It's nice that you were able to do your egg hunt outside; that was not an option for us with all of the snow! The weather did turn out very nice that weekend, though, and now while we have been in AZ, it's been in the 80s! Such a bizarre stretch of weather but I'm here for warmer temps!
oh those marbled eggs, the joy of friends and family, Peter Rabbit and colorful cupcakes are builders of sweet memories. how blessed you are, friend!
Your tablescape looks amazing!
The napkins are so cute.
The boys are adorable.
Rick's bread looks divine.
Hugs and blessings, Jeanie
Egg painting is really fun to do. I forgot all about it
Your table settings are beautiful as usual Jeanie. The Peter Rabbit napkins are so cute :) The grandkids are growing and I'm love to be spoiled by you and Rick. It was a wonderful Easter for sure!
How lovely your Easter table looked (love your Mikasa plates) everything looks so pretty and for a child in particular quite magical :)
Wonderful to see the family together and enjoying the day. Looks fun
Jeanie, something has gone wrong with the comments page on your most recent post, about books, and I keep getting a message that "that page is missing." So I am going to post my comment on that one here:
My brain is too tired right now to even think about your books, though the covers are enticing.
However, the irises grab me -- because I think they are identical to the dear, petite ones I have in my garden, which are so heartening in early spring. It makes me happy to know that we share these flowers. <3
Everything looks fun at your house!
Jeanie, it looks like so much fun. The boys are certainly growing fast but still as cute as ever. Happy Spring..xxoJudy
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