Day Ninety 2013

EASTER

Granddaughter Shelby, grandson Elijah and son in law Jerry stylin on this soggy Easter Sunday.

The Myers Family ~ Shelby, Elijah, Jerry and Holly

Neil and me with our Myers Peeps

This is grandson Knox’s second Easter.

Holly and the kids made these beautiful Easter eggs and deviled eggs. Delicious eye candy!

Elijah looks like the mushroom character in Mario Bros. with his Easter basket on upside down.

Niece Sarah lovin on Shelby

We were forced to hide eggs in the house this year, but that just made the hunt more of a challenge. Sort of.

Knox was excited about his Elmo Easter basket.

The hunt spilled out onto the front porch where Elijah checks out the contents of one of his eggs.

Knox got into the hunt ~ with a little help from Aunt Holly.

I love this smile on Elijah’s face. Makes me smile.

Sarah is beyond the egg hunt stage, but she did have to look for her prize egg which she found in the kettle on the woodstove.

Niece Julia found her prize egg pretty easily, too.

And so did Shelby.

It took Elijah a while to locate his. Grandpa hid it well.

My Easter Peeps ~ Elijah, Sarah, Knox, Julia, and Shelby. I love our Easter egg hunt tradition which means more to me each year as these kids grow older. Love all of you!

“I’m all ears!” What’s Easter without a chocolate bunny?!
Happy Easter!

Day Eighty Nine 2013

Chasing Chicks

Grandson Knox got to meet two of his cousin Shelby and Elijah’s Easter chicks this afternoon. He had a great time chasing them.

And almost catching them.

He didn’t get to hold one [for obvious reasons] but he did happily and briefly pet one. Shelby and Elijah have six chicks. Elijah named his Junior, Bob, and Mario. Shelby named hers Shelly, Lou Lou, and Chicketa [my favorite name of all]. All the peeps [bird and human] will be joining us for the Easter egg hunt in the back yard on Sunday. We’re hoping the rain will be gone by then.

Day Eighty Eight 2013

Daughter Kelly and grandson Knox are visiting this weekend.

Knox will be 16 months old in four days. He’s getting so big ~ the consummate toddler, always on the go and curious about everything.

He sat down with Elmo and his mom long enough this afternoon to watch America’s Funniest Home Videos. And then he was off again because there’s a whole house full of stuff to explore.
Happy TGIF, y’all!

Day Eighty Seven 2013

Easter Egg Hunt

Peeps! My grand peeps Shelby and Elijah got a half dozen chicks in time for Easter. Daughter Holly brought them to my house today so Elijah’s first grade class could enjoy them during their Easter egg hunt.

Holly and one of the other first grade moms came to the house this morning to set up for the egg hunt and lunch. I love those Easter egg plates and checked napkins.

Elijah has been looking forward to his class egg hunt all month long.

Neil and I enjoy hosting the kids’ egg hunts. Our yard is conveniently across the street from their school. I’m so glad they had a beautiful sunny day for the hunt.

Each egg is numbered, and each child looks for the eggs with his or her number on it. Elijah is number 16. Finding your eggs takes time because you have to look at every egg to see if your number is on it. Makes the egg hunt last longer.

Elijah and his classmates gathered for a group shot. Love those smiles.

They were surprised by the chicks and got a kick out of watching them in the cage. One of the chicks escaped a couple of times. We had to keep a close eye on them. Our neighbor kitty Lily was very interested in the peeps.

Who wants pizza? I do! I do! They had pepperoni pizza and cheese pizza. Most of them chose the cheese. I can tell you it was yummy.

After lunch they played games like egg toss and this game where you try to walk while balancing an egg on a spoon without dropping it. Classic. I think all the kids had a great time at their Easter party. I know I had fun just watching them having fun. The Easter egg hunt is such a wonderful tradition. I’m happy to still get to be a part of it with my grand peeps.

Day Eighty Six 2013

Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.
~Louisa May Alcott