The baskets were full.  Everyone got cool stuff that they were really happy about.

The kids totally ran through Grandma and Gichan’s backyard, looking for every egg that Auntie and JW had placed.  Thumper’s eggs were all out in plain sight, and he’s still working on the concept of “pick up and put in basket, open later.”

After the egg hunt came dinner – at a very full table.

It was so full that it needs two pictures to show everyone.

Everyone left the table full, and the kids then tore through their eggs to divest them of their coins and chocolate.  And there was much rejoicing.

I hope everyone had a happy and blessed Easter!

Good thing Ane was wearing heels, or she would reveal that Tad is actually taller than she is in real life.

More pictures tomorrow, I promise!

Easter is this weekend, and Facebook helpfully reminded me that five years ago, we were in Washington DC, visiting the Major and Q-Bee and the family, celebrating Easter with them.

In fact, that Easter Sunday will be exactly five years apart from this Easter Sunday.  And the kids have definitely grown!

Auntie is coaching JV softball again this year, and her team lost to Ane’s high school in extra innings tonight.  Let’s just say that Auntie was rather disgruntled when she got home.  But since it was post-swimming, we were all there eating dinner.

Thumper was wandering through the house when Auntie stopped him.

”Thumper, come here, I need someone to cuddle with after this game,” Auntie coaxed him.

Thumper, who was carrying an iPad, looked up at her. “No.”

He walked away, and we all cracked up – except Auntie.

”I’ve been rejected!  By a nonverbal child!  That hurts, Thumper!”

It was brutal, but it was pretty darn funny.  The kid’s timing was dead on perfect.