Happy Easter

We had a nice Easter this year, in spite of the fact that the whole family (minus John) was recovering from the stomach flu.  The kids had had it earlier in the week and were feeling well enough for candy.

Yes, Grant was wearing his Christmas jammies

He found an Elmo in his Easter basket and a lollipop

 Matthew started organizing his Easter loot right away

And then we had an Easter egg hunt

Grant was happy to participate this year

It was near freezing outside and the lawn is still grey and dreary.  Not exactly spring like.  But it made the eggs stand out more.

Grant was able to get plenty of eggs and everyone was happy

And we were all happy to come back indoors

And examine their eggs

Grant and Anna helped Scott make his buttermilk rolls

Here's Grant trying to roll his bit of dough into a snake (NAKE!)

I made bunny buns but they did not turn out very good this year.   Very dense.  I prepared the dough the night before and then  put the dough in the fridge over night.  When I took it out to warm and rise some more, the dough was not the same.  It wouldn't rise much after that.  :(  They were very dense.  Frosting helped a little.  Scott had much better luck with his rolls which turned out light and fluffy.

Getting ready to eat.  On the menu, our usual Easter feast: tangerine glazed ham, scalloped potatoes, glazed carrots, asparagus, buttermilk rolls and Scott's baked beans.  More than enough food for our picky kids and our slowly recovering tummies.

And strawberry shortcake for dessert

Happy Easter everyone