After several days of preparation, the Easter Bunny came to my house! The weather was warm and cooperative for an outdoor egg hunt for the grandchildren--which was nice because my house is too small for everyone to be inside. The kids were adorable, of course. Pictures on: http://family.mamabeararts.com.
Megan, Nathan, and the children arrived just prior to 2:00. Nathan's father arrived right after that, then shortly thereafter came Nathan's brother Dan and his fiancee' Sara. (Nate's mother is still in Atlanta helping to care for the Heffelman's newborn fourth grandchild.) Everyone contributed to our meal, and it was good!
When the meal was over, we discovered that the Easter Bunny had hidden eggs in the back yard, so we all went out to watch the children find them. Things sure have changed since I was a kid! We used to color eggs and the E. Bunny hid them. We might have gotten a chocolate bunny out of the deal. But for my grandchildren, it was Christmas in April! They got candy and books and rain slickers (that are pretty slick!) and princess things and paints and sidewalk chalk and plastic eggs filled with money, jelly beans, and chocolate eggs... Poor underloved little kiddies!
The dog was the only down side to the day. She had a digestive upset and ended up with...shall we say...the "scoots" all over the furniture. (We aren't out of the woods on that, yet. She still isn't feeling well.)
Everyone left in shifts. The kids were the last to go, hoping to beat some severe weather headed our way from Illinois. They got home safely, and the storm fizzled out before it got to Hendricks County (although we did put up a stand-by net on our repeater).
It was a very pleasant day. I enjoy having folks around in my humble abode. Thanks to everyone for making it such a lovely Easter!
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