We had sooooo much fun for Ginny's birthday (and Byron was job hunting anyway) that we decided to stick around in Utah for General Conference and Easter. I am so glad that we did because it was one of the best Easters ever for our family. We started the weekend with Byron getting a cut on the head (he shaves his head now and I got cheapo razors thinking they would work just as well ...) Brandy came to the rescue with the "only" band aid she could find .... Hello Kitty!
Easter morning found the kids at the bottom of the stairs. The little ones made very determiend efforts to get past Uncle Brian and Uncle Byron (or daddy, depending on which cousin it was) who were blocking the hallway so that camera-bearing mothers could get into position.
The older kids (knowing better and really not very awake) just sat on the stairs and waited for the signal.
The baskets were beautifully filled and there were many real eggs hidden in the family room - lots of fun!
Then I had to go outside to get something from the car and found that at Aunt Brandy's house the Easter Bunny leaves footprints.
There was a print on the porch, in the flowerbed, some grass and a jelly bean that had fallen out of the big basket on the doormat, but best of all ...
on the hood of Byron's car!!!!! Now, honestly, I thought that Aunt Brandy had done this and I marvelled at her daring! Turns out that the whole neighborhood has these footprints every year. I think it is beautiful! Byron spent the day worrying that the flour (that is what the prints turned into) would scratch the paint - he even drove around for a while so that it would "naturally" blow away. No harm done. I have GOT to see that the car gets parked outside next year ... too fun!
The afternoon (after Conference was over) brought the rest of the cousins for the Big Hunt. We sent the kids in waves (youngest first) and sat back and watched. It was so fun and the kids had a blast. A very special thank you to Brandy for helping to make our family's Easter so very special, especially given the stress!
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