Easter Sunday

We had a blast!

Mary loved being with her kids and grandkiddies. And our friends Ingrid and Mary R (aka MOR) joined us for our early Easter dinner as well. The day was really full.

The day started with three young ladies finding wonderful Easter baskets on the dining room table--and a carrot partially eaten by the Easter bunny. After the initial sugar intake, we then went on an Easter egg hunt in the front yard where lots of eggs had been left by the Easter bunny! Lara had fixed wonderful sticky buns for breakfast and I fired up the latte maker so the adults got their sugar shot with caffeine--if they hadn't stolen anything from the kids yet.
After everyone was cleaned up and in their Easter finery, the girls put on a series of fashion shows for the adults. Mary was out enjoying the wonderfully clear and warm day on the back deck so we held the fashion shows there. MOR arrived and shortly thereafter Ingrid arrived. Ingrid brought two of her pet rabbits for the girls to pet and have fun with. Our dogs were disappointed, they didn't get anywhere close to the bunnies. (Everyone was sure the dogs were thinking Ingrid was offering a really special Easter dining treat!)
Lara was the star of the day with a fantastic Easter dinner. An asparagus-pasta cold salad, a non-mayo coleslaw, marinated bbq chicken and later, a wonderful lemon tart.
Ingrid and MOR pitched in with Lara to bring sense and order to the kitchen as they finalized their contributions of mashed potato and dinner rolls. I had been trying to keep up with Lara and keeping the kitchen sort of in order but I fell behind with all the other host duties so Ingrid and Mary were a blessing. I bbq'd the chicken and didn't make crispy critters nor serve salmonella.
At that point, Tim and Charli had to head for their airplane so we bid them goodbye.
Uncle Daniel, Lara, Scott, Madelyn, Emma and I took a very nice walk around the neighborhood...well, the girls rode their scooters with helmets and kneeguards. When we returned to the house, Grandma Mary was on the front stoop awaiting our return. It was nice to see her there.
In the morning, I am taking Daniel and Scott to their 9AM-ish flights. Mary and I will leave about 10:30 to head to Stanford. From there, we are in the hands of the specialists.
More tomorrow.
Pat