Easter 2008

The Easter bunny shopped at Costco and got these neat boxes (baskets) which unzip in the corners and become a play mat and when zipped up are like a play house. The kids loved them as it is a toy they can keep playing with. Go Costco!


Happy, busy kids.


They didn't tear into them this year. They're growing up.


Rhiannon is posing in front of hers. She took a tub bath with her little white stuffed seal today--of course, Grandma--it is a marine mammal. It doesn't matter if it is a plush animal.


Ryder posing with his basket.


Rhiannon is posing with a Littlest Pet shop toy she received from her dad. By the way, Rhiannon and the boys have a new little half sister named Madison.


Ryder is showing Racer the motorcycle guy that came with the motorcycles their dad sent.


Here we are decorating the Easter "tree" which is actually a manzanita tree branch. We bought lots of little wooden ornaments in Germany where we started this tradition. Our German maid brought us some forsythia branches with beautiful yellow flowers and three or four ornaments on it. We use the same bare manzanita branch at Christmas for our teddy bear tree.


I got the job of the Easter tree because Tiffany got the egg decorating project. (I was going to say chore)------:)


Racer ready to hang up an ornament.


All busy at work.


Rhiannon with her tie-dyed egg project.

Look happy kids, like you're enjoying this.


What a ham, Ryder!


Tiffany moved!!


Busy at work.


What a cute gang. Tiffany had had it when this project (I was going to say ordeal) was over.


This egg matches the throw rug. They both are a really dark blue but the flash made them look lighter. Tiffany forgot an egg in the dark blue dye cup.


Rhiannon made some glitter eggs.


Rhiannon's prize egg. She put glitter on it.


We took these daffodils to church. We bought eight bunches for a dollar each. This is what 64 daffodils look like.


I had to use a pitcher from the crystal factory in Germany in order to find something large enough to hold them all.


I caught the naughty boys break dancing in the foyer. Something they learned from the Best Man at Jen and Brian's wedding. They both go to Primary now.


Don't they look cute in their new clothes. These are the first white shirts and ties they have ever had.


Another pose.


Ryder looking sharp.


DeWayne's favorite saying--"There's always one" (who is sad or won't cooperate).


Church is over, dinner is over, and it finally STOPPED RAINING. We sent the kids over to the new neighbors while Tiffany hid the eggs and here they come! "We're not waiting any longer! Those eggs had better be hidden."


Here they come! And they'd better be fast as it will probably start raining again any minute.


Rhiannon's bunny box is full of eggs. What a happy, satisfied smile.


Racer found one hiding in my bonsai tree roots.


The two strange kids are our new neighbor twins, Maddy and on the slide is her brother, Justin. They are five years old and Rhiannon thinks they are pests.


The gang again. It looks sunny and nice but a really COLD wind was blowing and it felt like it came straight from Alaska!


The twins had their egg hunt in their house (visible behind Tiffany) earlier while we were at church. They came to watch our gang. Ryder and Racer like them a lot! Well that was our Easter. We had a yummy spiral sliced ham with raisin sauce (my favorite), baked yams, green beans, corn, four bean salad, and rolls. After all the doings -- oh I forgot, I also taught the Relief Society lesson--I was exhausted and went upstairs for a long nap!!!