Family and Easter a perfect Combo

This Year we were able to celebrate Easter with almost all of our family, it turned out

to be a gorgeous day just perfect to be outdoors.

Our granddaughter Chloe couldn't wait to color eggs, Aunt Cece and her

did most of them. They started getting creative towards the end.

They made enough so that we could make devil egg sandwiches. Although it was kind of sad to break open these lovelies.

We got to capture some impromptu pictures of daughter Cheri and son-in-law Chris and their girls Jenna and Chloe.

I just love this little girl, her facial expressions can change in an instant. We had fun getting to know her better, I could kiss those cheeks forever!

Auntie Cece planned games for the kids, one was Pin the Tail on the Bunny.

I made that scrumptious Lemon cupcake recipe and then tried making the Vanilla cake recipe. Instead of frosting the cake I used whipped cream and did fresh strawberries but..

with a twist. I used "Giada's" recipe. She puts not only sugar in the strawberries but some red wine vinegar. It gives it a twang, Try it! Everyone seemed to like it. I'm going to do it from now on.

Our Menu: Ham and potato casserole (every one's favorite) my sister Dawn made her Fiesta Green salad, my sister Rhonda made her absolutely wonderful homemade dinner rolls and Frog eye salad and a special treat of 3 kinds of homemade cookies with different fillings. One Lemon with lemon marscapone cream, Pistachio and pistachio cream and I can't think of the other one, someone help me out here.

I made two different coolers. (no alcohol here). One was Made with Limeade, Sprite and apple juice and limes. The other was a Peach Cooler, with lots of real peach nectar, apple juice and maraschino cherries and it's juice with a little sprite. That one was a sure winner.

Derek and Cecelia playing badminton.

Granddaughter Chloe on the swings.

Jenna very happy playing in the Playhouse.

I love this one of Chloe. She is such a sweetie.

Derek, I can't believe he's going to be twelve this year, just next month.
He is such a handsome young man!

Another one of our youngest granddaughter, little Jenna, she's getting a little sister this summer and she won't be the youngest any longer. We were savouring the time with her, she is so cuddly!

And our oldest angel of granddaughter's Miss Tacie. She found these wings in our Halloween box and wore them the whole day. She is growing up too fast. We love you Tacie!

It was one of the best days because all my grandchildren were here with us.

My new saying;

The staff of life is.... Grandchildren.

I live for them. Cecelia and I were talking this morning and we were just thinking about the kids. We miss them so much already. Even though its chaotic with them here, we just miss their little faces when we would come in the kitchen in the morning or reading story time books and making sure the night light worked, saying prayers, tucking in with "just one blanket" that was Chloe's instructions; or singing all primary or nursery songs and only the ones that Jenna approved. Her number one favorite, "I love to see the Temple" (now it makes me cry every time I sing it because I think of her). She would either tell you "gain', gain' or "No"No'. You knew when you were singing the right song when she nodded her head in approval. Calling you to come back to her bed at night, so Chloe could tell you one more thing, like. "tell.. my.. mom.. that .. I.. Love.. her... She said it like that. When her mom was just downstairs. And she wasn't called 'mother' she was "mom". Per Chloe's exclamation. I miss

the marathon bubble baths and toys in the tub, and dancing and singing to "Elmo" or as Jenna calls him "lala". Tacie is our dare devil, she swung and slid outside and played for hours outside to Chloe's delight. Finding Snails and putting them on flower petals and Chloe keeping an eye on them as cousins Tacie and Derek find more or look for that elusive frog in

in the creek that was in the "Secret Garden". And late at night they watched all of

Grandma's old Disney movies that are on VHS, yes VHS, like The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, The Sword and the Stone and The Grinch that stoled Christmas. They loved these. It was

one great Slumber Party, lots of Goldfish crackers, Aunt Annie's graham crackers, popcorn and snuck in Easter candy that mommy didn't know about.

I wouldn't have traded these times for all the riches in the world.

Love you my precious ones!!

grandma

"georgie"