Easter

  Easter morning is here!!  The baskets are ready.  Dottie and Ryan are the first to arise.  I got up and went to the living room and the baskets were gone.  Ryan had put them on the front porch.  I guess the Easter bunny doesn't come inside?  Anyway, we got pictures of Dottie with her basket.  As Dottie fell back to sleep, Melonee got up.  Melonee found her basket and immediately wanted a chocolate marshmallows bunny.  We got pictures of her with her basket.  Then the race to church.  We dressed both girls up with all the accessories.  Proud parents.  Off to the Easter egg hunt at church.  Dottie was tired so Ryan stayed in the gym with her.  I took Melonee outside for the hunt.  She passed 10 eggs before she picked one up.  Melonee was just so happy to be outside with all the other children.  She ran around and looked everywhere.  We ended up with five eggs in her basket, but she enjoyed every minute.  As we walked back inside, Melonee was grinning from ear to ear.  I see Ryan in the back with Dottie.  Dottie is looking hungry and Melonee is looking sleepy.  Therefore, I can see we are not going to be able to stay for church.  Ryan and I look at each other and head to the car.  Ryan volunteered to ride in the back with the girls as I drive to Lovey and Papa's for Easter dinner. 

   Lovey has got a wonderful dinner going.  Everything looks perfect.  We try to slip the girls in without waking them up...so much for that.  Melonee wakes up and starts running around.  She sees her other Easter basket from Lovey and Papa.  Oh Wow!  Another basket from Aunt Kayla and Aunt Alice.  However, we try to take the girls pictures while they are still in their Easter dresses.  Well, that is a mission impossible due to the short nap.  All we can do is our best with what we have to work with.  I think we got some pretty good shots. 

   All the family started piling in one by one.  Ryan got Dottie to sleep.  I made Melonee a plate to eat.  Are we going to actually get to sit down and eat with everyone?  YES!  The table was full of people and food.  What a wonderful meal with dessert too!  Dottie woke up as we were finishing dessert.  Now it was time to open baskets.  First Melonee and Dottie....(Mom still gets Kayla, Alice and myself a basket along with Ryan and Ryan.)  More pictures....

    We walked over to Aunt Alices house....it is coming right along.  Melonee enjoyed throwing coke bottles out of the windows.  It will be nice to have Alice so close especially when the girls and I come home during the week.

   We had a wonderful visit with the family.  Fun, fun, fun.