Each year we love hosting our Easter Brunch! Last year we had a dinner but this year we were back on track! The niece and nephews camped out here the night before and woke up to chocolate croissants, hot cocoa and Crunch Berries ;) The kids had a fun morning dying eggs and trying to stay out from under foot as we all bustled around the kitchen like we do. Brunch was AMAZING (gosh, every time I even think the word I channel a Minster voice... Look what a lasting impression you made Elder!). Yana Mama brought yummadocious lemon glazed shortbread cookies (I WILL NOT even tell you how many I had... but it ended in teen, whatever). We had broccoli cheddar and ham and cheddar quiches, strawberry trifle, tomato basil feta salad, homemade egg bread, french toast soufflé, fruit, 
veggies and um... 100 hot wings from Wingstop! ;)
The kids diligently ate their food so that we could get on with the important part already! The egg hunt. This year, instead of stuffing all the plastic eggs with candy, we put a coin inside and when they'd collected all they could hunt down, they could turn in their eggs for premade candy bags. It was a lot less hassle this way and I was fortunate to have so many willing bag 
stuffers hard at work that morning.Hea Baby knew exactly how to find eggs as Maga had been practicing with her for about a week beforehand. We warned all of our little hunters that eggs in the grass were for Hea Baby and they were all great about leaving them alone. Mind you we had excellent hiders and hunters of all skill levels
;) The egg hunt was fun as it always is and the rest of the day was filled with Sisters singing our favorite Beatles, Ingrid, and Oh Brother Where Art Thou songs. Tutu playing 
the ukulele, lots of visiting and laughter. Jack's incessant flirting with Buster's girlfriend Tas, a livingroom full of Sunday afternoon nappers...oh and AN EARTHQUAKE! Rolling as opposed to the jerky ones that I
expect and it was very, very long as any other So Cal'r will tell you. Thank goodness all we had was a little pool swish-swash. Definitely something to make Easter memorable (I mean aside from the obviousness of our annual recognition and celebration of when our Savior Jesus Christ was resurrected). General Conference was this very weekend and I'm so glad that God created Tivo ;) We've been enjoying it post Easter Weekend in bits and pieces because there will never be 4 hours that we can sit down without interruption... for probably another 10 years. haha.
We are so blessed to have such amazing people in our lives and are
happy that we get to spend time with them. We Love you guys!! Y'all come back now y'hear?!
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