Easter 2011

We had an extraordinary Easter. To find out why, reader, read on!

It started off kind of like this. (That's Keenan. Thanks Keenan!)

Meanwhile, Jonathan did lots of this. (The bonfire was a bit strong.)

And Calee Robin Hooded an arrow. That is, she shot one arrow straight into another.

That right there made our Easter extraordinary. You might as well stop reading now that you know.

Well, if you insist, I will go on. Anyway, Addi was instructed in the ways of the Easter bunny.

Jonathan was in heaven, back with his cousins. Addi followed the other girls everywhere they went.

Can you guess where the marker lids are? Jonathan's making sure they stay moist. And bright.

Well we had fun in West Canyon, that's for sure. The van gave us a little trouble because the radiator fan refused to operate. Crawling along a dirt road doesn't exactly ventilate your engine compartment all that well, so we set the vents to heat, full blast, to spill some heat. Once out on the highway, though, we could breath along with the engine compartment. We drove up to Tremonton to enjoy the rest of Easter, and to drop off the Van with a trusted mechanic. (You have to travel far these days, don't you?)

Saturday morning, the kids got gifts from the Easter Bunny, and searched for eggs. One of Jonathan's gifts was an orange apron. "Yay! Now I have an apron just like Daddy!"

After the kids searched for their Easter Eggs, the ladies opened up their gifts. Then we boys donned Easter Bonnets. Kenzie actually crotcheted Andy's bunny ears hat. He plans to wear it snowboarding.

After church, Grandma and Grandpa Joe finally got to hold their newest great granddaughter.

And Jonathan and Addison got to look for more Easter eggs. There's tremendous redundancy in Easter, isn't there? The Easter bunny hides eggs, the family hides eggs. The Easter bunny brings candy, the family brings candy. Interesting.

We all got some photos as a family. Jonathan was thrilled. Addy normally likes getting her photo taken, but she hates SLRs.

This photo told the story of our picture taking day. Jonathan tolerated it. Lucy tried to sleep through it. Addison kept trying to go run.

And here we are. I needed a photographer who would say "chest forward, shoulders back, now tilt your chin." I finally understand. But Clerie's sure pretty.

I put this in here because Clynn kept making Val laugh. They were cute.

So there you have it. Our Easter. You made it. Now, to reward you, here are some pictures of kids eatin spaghetti. Because everyone wants to see kids eat spaghetti. That's why Italians invented spaghetti--for the kids.