After very little persuasion, my family decided to load up and celebrate Easter with me, here in the sunny, greenness of the valley! My patio (and BBQ) were particular excited to host the festivities! I too was a wiling host but unfortunately, a whiny one! Just days before, old age had arrived and had quickly and painfully settled into my lower back! I have no fantastic story behind the origins of my painful ordeal. My back just started hurting and progressively got worse--to the point where this suddenly old lady could barely get out of bed! So, since I am totally over whining about it now, I will just add that MOST of the pictures in the post are ones my MOM took over the course of the afternoon! You know I am feeling crummy when I--PHOTOG TESS--can't even muster up the energy to TAKE PICTURES! It was a wonderful afternoon though and I am grateful that Mom stepped up to the plate and documented the festivities in my absence! Mom cooked up Bonzai Burgers (a la Red Robin) which are officially DELICIOUS and we all provided side dishes--yes EVEN ME!
EASTER EGG HUNT IN MY POLKA DOT LAWN!
LAURA AND I WATCHING THE EGG FRENZY
THE BOYS WATCHING THE CHIHUAHUA FRENZY NEXT DOOR!
CLAIRE GETTING SOME HELP ON THE REALLY HARD EGGS!
LOVE THOSE PIGTAILS!
I HOGGED GABE THE WHOLE AFTERNOON!
HE LOVED THE SUNSHINE ON HIS FACE! ME TOO, GABEY!
MY PRETTY TREE BLOOMED JUST IN TIME!
(AS, APPARENTLY, DID MY BUNNY EARS!)
DANNY AND LAURA LOVEBIRDING.
MOMMY AND DADDY
AND FINALLY WE ATE! YUMMY!
UNCLE JIM, JESSIE (AND AUNT DEE) JOINED US TOO! YIPEE!
CLAIRE AND I HANGING OUT AT THE KIDS TABLE!
THESE TWO KIDS DIDN'T EAT MUCH . . .
BECAUSE THEY WERE COMPLETELY DISTRACTED . . .
BY THE SOUND OF . . . (ANY GUESSES?)
THE ICE CREAM MAN!!!
A NEW EASTER TRADITION?
THEY MOSTLY JUST ATE ICE CREAM FOR LUNCH!
I DID SNAP A FEW PICTURES OF CLAIRE PLAYING WITH MY BUBBLE GUN . . .
SHE IS SO SUPER EXPRESSIVE AND SUCH FUN!
UNCLE JIMMY TO THE RESCUE!
HE CRAWLED OVER THE FENCE INTO THE SCARY NEIGHBORS YARD TO RETRIEVE A BALL!
SO BRAVE!
LOOK AT HOW MUCH FUN EVERYONE IS HAVING!
LOOK WHO IS DEFINITELY NOT FEELING LIKE HERSELF!
NOT A SINGLE GOOFY FACE PICTURE THE WHOLE DAY!
GABE AND I QUICKLY SNUCK OFF FOR A NAP TOGETHER!
THERE IS NOTHING SWEETER THAN NAPPING WITH A NEWBORN IN THE CROOK OF YOUR ARM! IT WAS MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE PART OF THE AFTERNOON!
THERE'S AUNT DEE!
I SWEAR I DID SHARE GABRIEL A LITTLE BIT!
BUT NOT MUCH!
NANA AND NUMBER FOUR!
ISN'T HE ADORABLE! HE'S GROWING SO FAST!
MORE PORTRAITS ARE DEFINITELY IN ORDER!
