After Church Easter Fun

After church and the traditional family Easter pictures, we came inside to more Easter bunny surprises.  It appears that the bunny who visited Susu and Pawpaw and KayKay and Uncie Lee also came to visit Smith and Millie Janalee.  More goodies!

While the kids and big kids looked through all the fun treats the Easter bunnies left, my mom put the finishing touches on the delicious lunch she prepared.  Always setting the table with her china and Easter decor.  Beautiful...

We gathered around the table and enjoyed our Easter lunch together laughing and catching up on life since we were last all together.  Millie Janalee even had her own china to eat on.

Then it was time.

Many of you are waiting on the recap of our 2015 Easter Egg Hunt.  You can see last year's hunt here.  And 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, and 2009 are also covered.  If you're up for throwin' it back.

On your mark...

Counting it up...

Totaling up the eggs to see if we missed one or two.

Dustin always needs complete concentration.

The organized one.

We always have a variety of onlookers.  She She took care of the babies while the hunt took place.  She's been mapping out her strategy for a few years now, and I'm a little afraid of what she has come up with when her time to join finally comes.  The rules state that you must be an official member of the family to participate.

Smith was not amused.

Obviously Hughes wasn't all that excited either.

After the official tally marking Lee the clear winner with Dustin in second place...it was time to play! Dustin and Lee are our typical first and second place winners, and Dustin takes it very seriously.  His fall to second place was not unnoticed.  Ha!

Playtime!

A little ball in the back yard.

We put a few eggs out for Millie Janalee and Hughes.  Kristin and I were obviously much more excited about this than they were.  I did have to wake Millie Janalee up to participate, and she - much like her mama - loves her sleep.  So she was a tad pouty about the whole thing.

Easter keeps getting bigger each year as little people join our crazy crew.  My parents are intentional about creating memories for us, and I know we will continue to do the same with our children.  Memories make the best stories around the lunch table.  Trust me.