![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKGgkrODBaHzIHBgUjTYfviivQJMnpriQVc64LhIJxQydmjHhIRc8P2eI06tlhmDRGJsoEZjCdBRcJvWDgo1WFwkvN-J18AO0pNEWDL9FfPY-NuTOyQyOczkU5yNk1kNWZhQ4Sx30s6I1G/s400/magnolia.jpg)
We had such a lovely Easter this year because our friends from Ontario came back for a visit, so it was a great time to have a reunion with the old gang.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6YDPhP5OtBDB_I0RgvGuXTItbtEmMwfWJlIfbShU0_sA3EhlScxpAH3ewYdYfeTsPFDpgj2I-LkaiHm2AP2e0C4uQchzmbfJaphGuK8H0jC5g2gyyPPmdjDmRk9-WvCLo0-Gzo1LjSyBX/s400/dandylion.jpg)
I was really impressed at how our friends' youngest daughter was able to have a deep conversation about dragons with two eleven year old boys who are not real chatty at the best of times. She might have a career as a politician in her future?!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKKvrSuSiBDj9Rk8ofpAiHrsRWzKGOLB8v1FJ-NdtET4578WJihu0FzwMQ2K0glxV4D4u7aF6PMiFym5Ng9haFxm0cXEJtui6yULolq4vpKZyuBmRY4Zgr6Uc93WYk7FmwzCzSEOOX3WZC/s400/friends.jpg)
What is the best way to kill a dragon? F-18 Fighter jet?
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjkrl2PMD_BNmjpYZwa0oigCMU7WuS7h3qVcRhU-FirDW8u31z4KayGCeI-XzqH-1aKNHkstGSBm6h6AHwzkzdrniXa52p3ELZWPIiE1opC4SsRm5xmHb09Pm07Hl82D72aEAPml1qB2Z6/s400/fruitsalad.jpg)
What was supposed to be "snacks" turned out to be a beautiful full on Easter brunch.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4z7V6a8yygsT-ZiokLLUq48eit_Ryq9eTHiPwR-GrUyLSssMGj8B0_eyuzDD51k0Do6vPs7gaqljym3SEAVcgPVE5cFuHscvtap0v1lMW2K9IC-BtT_wNVx4TrVxbHepM83BFzeRp3b5E/s400/buns.jpg)
Hot cross buns from Traffiq.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJxVKm-5RdBSR4_oJFEFlpPcxO1T1jPb3Aivrat4FXpxHVGrELuT2bVsKlPhSUccH7Vn6PXcfp8RrJ1x-JFBp3JdthqEIKAx7hFbwvkxOYylDR1hNLKBVd84qSXg4hSS8KnrSud0izEQ5Q/s400/pdoggy.jpg)
This hound is a new addition to the family who baptized everything within reach on the table with her tongue. Who could resist?
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif_uBa5g95RAQXOMzVJGdQ0W4NPZ3A8Hsy_aVZSUFet_6NQkWwd2_Gze6LnHcnHJ3_1dB4uB5eM7CRq8KKWIxK9JUc-XGMapoe99AsYmmVUgcL_KG0YLAyfA1D8jmbEp36dO4jyVWVX_dI/s400/waffleman.jpg)
Waffle man! (To be sung to the tune of Elton John's "Rocket Man.")
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1pFL6Q6ZgxXE-0fyxYr36xYZVGgF1waxWcLPVNPp_b4HOPIV_O_qqRB57RC_9Uc2jK-CuLKJP1-kPxQSO1b_XESFdmi2WvxbOVF4G2wh73zKXwh8FbJB7Mu1gBVn7kbL7jAhRfbL1eaQg/s400/eastermasonbee.jpg)
The first mason bee of the season made an auspicious appearance.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyqv-r81SD_lGBcT2UgY2YmRoHZaQsp_wmnNRLjTtrChAtYbhcQlwugwWoiDrF2PWa-Eg475SHJGtbXpy0VVRdhX5nU4soYjk0fPjWRXNAX0yLgrC8YAwzf90VhsDkbMFSlImG6mNwaFPb/s400/beesign.jpg)
The bee garden signs from Bear's community project still grace the neighborhood.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit5HTD0QLVWJYc0GA0vuC-TkDK1zp45KJwjVMQlTbglTC1n_2SaRGDDiyidFo3AC833OYovztKk6sRDEZPOUnYu03CZyjFtsQsoYg7lS1fhTW-MvmguMeH3wDGRlec7D8M6NubG65NKs-H/s400/bumblebee.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJkXyNbhwofVyikqthmMvae8tkqMZfD_g0W4cVxCNVIKIai5f223JNVOxO7iV6ApwCgaZZoUNWWravV28fPrjQr3x7ZkC02i_Xm55tlxjLLZJ1S50EBKVGlWQwfOBK4aPxED-btifVzs0F/s400/2eggs.jpg)
I went out before the Easter egg hunt to take photos and had to scare off two crows, each with a foil egg in its beak. Ahhh chocolate. After years of filling plastic eggs with stickers and tiny toys I say the old fashioned chocolate Easter hunt is the best option.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkBM9CIOK5VzLEwdqNme414NkgyKUVW8bUQL8-7t_dEIg5bZj8rdtO8lKwWrHdJ0tA4Bscbtu26bVxXWm5D_E8JhAjAWht9rh9nXzGOxJKxEomDA-aU7x4h6sH00hvYlz0ht34kS4gc-l6/s400/bunny.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz0rzlTHqbV5y2qO_yzouqCBX7YznnwwY-5_29PSdC-cYT5_CjDJd0AF5hlSnra_1M4OkdYsKqxyYwfMhP9GixggcGL6JTURQEz-IMlKcFvNkIwnBxXdFNpqWRvHQ8kPBm1NQ0gW8RhAjS/s400/hunt2.jpg)
The boys are still not too old to carry an Easter basket and they shared their eggs with the girls--how chivalrous!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJanCzXK4axibmHJoQaApAorRnNomIp3bqBYLmlphbnCq8KfEGlEdJMBH1OVavywiMvFsRmuzgprjnSBz2YmgTi8Ieprh4CrXH2QRsGEUntLkDNrC6ZmIp6C-0W5iQMDyE945pTySaR5YC/s400/setting+up.jpg)
Setting up the photo....
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmPLlZjdKMJWXni3jaXe-CnT8cOP9UCazJO4hfgA0IBivTGMAJeh5EZMzaOHXDMbmp0SI2JlYS2J0v9RTAh0-sFKrQr9B2fVD_4Oo6FIvU0fel-WF0stiZRhtPJZe2L04Ns4r1DEAOsnDD/s400/girlsphoto.jpg)
and here it is.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT05y9_tQf9BQWoRtadFtqGyJNP6jg0xofNZPvzqEOpRmaKeBuIY8KRATOTKAUCMMvcsYFXf-Bvi4KlkJ2152M0fmVWNZra9GskD5AbcyBgKxDwvuvvGSJKh-mjfrDqUPovbjb2_CP32F_/s400/ham.jpg)
Later in the evening we joined family for a traditional Easter ham and my favorite: deviled eggs!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqdiwr4aJ27i2YlwF1N9ZbRL0ENvuklGlhF7n028EZmoj43wqFIjSC8Xq1aFD2-p9pvMiz0tkPHAfm55WQ5sfXAqAeo4ukIYvi-Vx6oS9zgI7UXlQmmJ53apQsssocYjdGSRb8AEay-If9/s400/easterplate.jpg)
Happy Spring everyone! Thanks to our friends and family for the Easter hospitality!
No comments:
Post a Comment