This & That: Easter Celebrating

Easter was celebrated here, and back east for Collin's family.

The whole family was decked out in their Easter best.

Then Alison sent me this one of John and Collin both "resting their eyes."

In Utah, the Easter Bunny came bearing Target bunny ears.

And OK, I was the skeptic that told my daughter the boys would never wear them.

Apparently, she got a good 10 minutes out of them before they took them off.

That's Leo on the left and Jack on the right. ETA: My daughter corrected me....it's Jack on the left and Leo on the right.

Right here in town, I got Hazel snuggles for Easter. Gramma Honey put her right to sleep.

Later in the day, my youngest sister published this on Instagram. Oh yes, we knew how to rock Easter back in the late 60's.....complete with patent leather shoes, white ankle socks, purses, hats and even a pair of gloves. For those who might be curious, I have 2 sisters and a brother (who was probably inside asleep, he was the baby), and all of us had red hair. Talk about a recessive gene bonanza.

Her publishing that picture prompted me to go back into the digital archives, keeping in mind that those only stretch back to 2004.

I think this was the last dress I sewed for my daughter. It was about this time that she developed a mind of her own and decided she wanted Easter dresses like her friends, which meant store-bought.

Then there was the year we were remodeling the kitchen and had all Easter meals out in the front hall. I don't recall how I made that happen, given that I only had a crockpot, a microwave, and a Coleman stove available for cooking.

It was very nostalgic to progress rapidly through the years and watch kids come and go in their various adventures.

I'm pretty sure this was the last year we dyed eggs. After this, no one was really interested, and I remember that made me kind of sad. There we are, an Easter retrospective.