Easter weekend here and afar

Pictures of food and 

photo hopping between PDX and Tri-cities

Blueberry porridge in Portland.

Too loud coffee grinder in Tri-cities.

Grampa groomin' the front yard.

Katie is an expert on babies and Rowie is an expert on his Nintendo 3DS.

Harlan and I got to run errands on Saturday. Just the two of us. This water ring on the table at IHOP says it all!  ;0)

Coloring eggs 

Wyatt, Genevieve, Danika and Garrett had a blast decorating eggs with their mom and dad.

Bath time at the orchard house

Logan and Alyssa visited out at C & K's and stayed over for a couple of nights.

 Anabelle got to hang out with the girl cousins and have a bubble bath with them.

Aunty Lyssa got a Quinn fix. Though I'm sure it wasn't near long enough. Look at that boy checking out his muscles ;0)

Meanwhile back in Portland

Genevieve wrote a note for the Easter Bunny. Wyatt decided he was going to add one too. This was a first around here. Leaving carrots for the Bunny? I guess if you leave cookies on Christmas Eve, that makes sense.

Easter Morning and afternoon

Managed to snap a picture of the decorated cross at Augustana Lutheran on my way home from dropping Har off early at church. &

Alyssa sent this cell phone picture of Cherise and Quinn just before they started an egg hunt in the orchard on Sunday morning.

I took the kids outside for a couple of pictures before church.

We took one with Krystle, Hayden and Cameron when we got to church.

Road trip back to Gramma and Grampa's

They used our little 5 passenger pick-up to motor to the Tri-cities. The passenger airbag was turned off and Katie sat between Lys and Logan in the front seat. It was a cozy 3 1/2 hours each way. Katelyn looks sleepy here but her mom claims she was going a little stir crazy ;P

Front yard egg hunt & Easter dinner 

The ham dinner was delicious. Courtney helped out a lot in getting it ready.

I especially appreciate that she came over the day before and made an incredible cheesecake with a shortbread crust. The Cheesecake Factory has nothing on her. That girl knows how to made a lovely cheesecake. My waistline and I are thankful she doesn't make them very often!

Easter in the Copper Country?

 Doesn't this look like a Yooper Easter Bunny and his friend? 

From all reports the weather was sunny and beautiful for Easter Sunday celebrations there.

I sure hope that the snow melts before too long. Do you think that the longer snow is on the ground the less mosquitoes in the summer? One can only wish...