I
was excited about Easter this year, since Tess is now of the age where Easter
baskets are more exciting and the Easter-egg hunt is a viable source of
entertainment for her. (Well, let's face it, it's really more for us.) We had a
couple of Easter celebrations this year, given our extensive family tangle....we
started with pre-Easter dinner in Reedley with my parents and Aunt Debbie/Uncle
Dick, where Tess did a "dress rehearsal" of the big hunting event. What a
hoot! Grandma had made real, dyed Easter eggs which Tess was able to run around
and pick up with her basket. However, whenever she bent over to pick up one
egg, another toppled out of the basket. For a bit, we thought the hunt would go
on forever! It was quite funny. Next up, she modeled her Easter dress for the
family and we attempted to take some backyard pictures.
On
Easter Sunday we drove up to Modesto with Paul and Barbara to spend the day with
Chris, Kristi, Elise and Everlee. We joined them for church at Calvary Chapel,
and then had a delicious lunch while the babies (Tess and Everlee) napped. In
the afternoon, Kristi staged a MASSIVE Easter-egg hunt, which included a few
dozen "real" (dyed) eggs and then about 10 dozen plastic eggs filled with
candy. This didn't work so well for Tess....every time she came across an egg,
she plopped onto the ground and wanted to open it and eat its contents. OR she wanted to run off with it ("put it in the basket" was like speaking Chinese to her) OR chase after the neighbor's dog. This
REALLY was the hunt with no end in sight, so after about 15 minutes of trying to
get her to comply we decided to just take the little ones inside and open Easter
baskets.
Here's
a big "thank you" to the Grandmas (Melody & Barbara) for making sure Tess is
always the most beautiful/adorable baby girl in sight....I absolutely loved both
of her Easter dresses! Below are pictures and video of our fun family day.
