Easter 2014

Our own Easter Bunny:


We didn't have any plans for Easter this year other that decorating eggs with Penny and giving her a little basket. So it was a nice suggestion from Gabe the we try to have Easter Brunch. It gave us an excuse to dress Miss Penelope in her Sunday finest, a birthday present from Jessie that still fits:


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Dada and Penny out the door. It was a picture-perfect sunny day:


We were able to get a reservation at The Magic Flute which is quite conveniently up the street from us. We were seated at a nice corner table by the window so we were able to look out on the beautiful day while enjoying our brunch.

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And the silly version:


Self-timer up on our neighbor's stoop:

[caption id="attachment_6207" align="alignnone" width="480"] "Um, Mom, why are you leaving the camera there?"[/caption]

Once home I wanted to get one last Easter dress pic with my girl. And boy am I glad I did.

[caption id="attachment_6205" align="alignnone" width="920"] Compliments to the photographer, Dada :).[/caption]

This picture fills me with happiness. It's also very similar to last year's.

Then we changed into our egg dyeing outfits:


[caption id="attachment_6193" align="alignnone" width="560"] She is playing with last years' eggs. They are ceramic (Eggnots), so we could keep them as a memory of her first easter.[/caption]

Before we got to the egg coloring we gave Penny her Easter Basket. I filled it with little trinkets I thought she would enjoy: finger puppets, a wind-up bunny and of course, "beeaaads!"


Then it was time to do some dyeing. Penny watched while Dada got started.


Then she tried her hand (literally):


She seemed to be most content observing and playing with the goodies from her basket.


[caption id="attachment_6198" align="alignnone" width="560"] The final product.[/caption]

While Penny napped Gabe prepared a delicious dinner of salmon and roasted potatoes and asparagus. We all sat down together and read an Easter prayer before our meal.


What a wonderful day we had. A Happy Easter indeed!