Easter lunch

 The twins reminded me when it got close to Easter not to forget to do the Easter lunch in the eggs for them again.  I actually had forgotten, but we planned to do it, since they love it so much.  It didn't actually happen til after Easter, but that's ok, right?  Here they are lined up and ready to go.

 And they're off!  I hid pink and yellow for Waverly, green and blue for Keaton.

 Like the dandilion forest in the grass?  Nice.

 Not sure what Waverly is doing here, but her expression makes me laugh.  I'm grateful to have these 2 at home still to do fun stuff with.  I'm going to miss our fun lunches together when they are gone all day next year!

Easter 2014

 This year the Easter Bunny came on Sunday instead of his usual Saturday, due to unforeseen circumstances.  He did still hide the baskets, though, so at least he followed tradition a little.  But, boy, did he hide them hard this year!  The kids had a hard time finding them, and needed some clues.  Luckily, Mom and Dad knew where they were.  Keaton found his in the box in the downstairs fireplace.

 Waverly's was in the cupboard under the bar in the kitchen...

 Irelynd's was on top of the cupboards...

 Savannah's was on the shelf in the office/craft room in the basement...

 and Boston's was easy to find upstairs.  He liked finding the candy inside the eggs.

 and eating it!

  After church, we had some time, so I made dessert while the kids colored eggs.  We used Kool Aid this year, which made for some fun colors.

 Then it was off to Grandma LeBaron's for an Easter egg hunt!  Kevin and Trish and Eric and Kellee were up with their families this year, so it was lots of fun!  We had lots of cousins to play with.  Holli was also visiting with her cute baby Brinley.

 After the hunt, everyone sat down to count the spoils.  Grandma always makes it fun and interesting by hiding money eggs.  This year there were multiple eggs with dollar bills in them.  Keaton really struck gold, and came away with $9; the other kids only got $1 or $2.

 Boston was only interested in the good stuff...chocolate!

 Boston and Brinley were so funny together.  She's much younger and smaller than he is, but she had him cowed.  The Friday before, we came up to greet Holli and see Brinley for the first time.  Mom had given everyone a cookie, including Boston, but not Brinley.  Brinley went right over to Boston and took his cookie from him and ate it.  He doesn't talk yet, but he communicated through grunts and points.  He grunted and pointed to her and then his cookie to say "this little usurper took my cookie".  I gave him another one, and he ran to me to be picked up, and made sure to keep a close eye on Brinley, lest she make another attempt at his cookie.  She's not exactly his favorite person now.

 These were all the grandkids, and great-grandkids present.  We had a great time with everyone!

Passover Feast

 We almost missed our Passover Feast this year due to Spring Break and Conference, but we just had it late.

I'm sure the sippy cups are very authentic Jewish:)  They had to do something to keep the grape juice from staining their robes.

Delivered by bunnies, not storks

 Look what the Easter Bunny brought to us this year!

Easter 2013

 We spent Easter this year with the Henry side cousins, but we stopped to visit Grandma LeBaron first.  I took advantage of her beautiful backyard to snap some spring photos of my kids.

 This look is pure Waverly.  She is so full of energy and personality!

 And these, of course, are Keaton to a T.

 This kid is a monkey!

 "Blech!  What'd she have to kiss me for?"

 I love the gorgeous spring light that makes pictures so perfect!  Look at that beautiful blue sky!

 These 2 love to play on Grandma's play house.  Keaton had to get in the picture with his brother.

 Brothers

 Look at the mischeviousness brewing in his eyes!

 Everybody always wants a picture with Boston.  He's the Big Man on Campus currently.

 My nephew Eric and wife Kellee came to visit while on Spring Break in Utah.  We were excited to see them, and the two girls enjoyed having each other there to play with.  Kashlyn is a little lady like Waverly so they got along great!

 Scott's "I know you're taking my picture so I'm going to ignore you" look

 After leaving my mom's, we went to Steve and Lara's for our Easter egg hunt, as they have a great yard for this.  Grandma and Grandpa have it down to a science, and they do it in waves.  This is Wave #1 for the littlest kids.

 Wave #2 was Brighton, Cami and Cadi (the "other" twins)

 Brighton wasted no time in getting out there and grabbing.  This is a great symbolic picture of Brighton in general:  always in motion, going after what he wants with great energy and abandon, and not worrying about who's looking.  If I could only learn to appreciate that and channel that more in a positive direction, he'd be an unstoppable force for good.

 Next was Irelynd, Grace, Maddie and Lizzie.

 Boston and Sophia will join the ranks next year when they can walk.  And eat chocolate bunnies.  Boston is just learning how to sit up.  Timber!

 And last was the 3 oldest cousins (minus Joshua): Baker, Chloe and Savannah.  I remember when we called them "the babies".  Time speeds on.

 I couldn't pass up the opportunity to get a photo of Grandma and Grandpa with their posterity, minus Boston and Sophia (and Joshua).  17 grandchildren.  All because 2 people fell in love...