Happy Easter!

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The Easter Bunny hid Sophie’s basket under the dining room table, which, coincidentally, is Sophie’s favorite hiding spot.

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The boys’ baskets were hidden behind throw pillows. Sophie was very eager to help find them.

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Grandma and Paw Paw mailed a package filled with Easter cards and goodies, which the children loved.

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Owen and James enjoying their plastic eggs filled with Puffs and new mirrors while waiting for Dad to make …

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homemade pancakes!

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It was a first for Owen and James—they loved them.

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Here are the beautiful Easter outfits Great Aunt Susie made for the children. Check out her other lovely items here!

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dyeing Easter eggs, belatedly.

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sweet Owen

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attempting an Easter photo shoot

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Pop Pop, Owen, Sophie, James and Nini

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family portrait

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Sophie enjoying a chocolate treat from her basket with Dad

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indoor (everything outside is rain soaked) Easter egg hunt, which Sophie loved

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Nini and James

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James, Pop Pop and Owen

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Later that afternoon everyone was pretty cranky so Andy suggested we all go outside and spend some time on the porch, despite the rain—it turned out to be a fantastic idea. The boys loved swinging on the porch swing and Sophie loved jumping in the rain puddles.

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post-Easter crash

“I think of the garden after the rain;
And hope to my heart comes singing,
At morn the cherry-blooms will be white,
And the Easter bells be ringing!” —Edna Dean Proctor