Easter 2017

Two days after we got back from the Disney Cruise it was Easter. 

The girls dying Easter eggs. They were interested for about 10 minutes, then I had to finish the eggs. They were beautiful ;)

That afternoon we spent at the Torresdale Golf Club for brunch and an Easter egg hunt. Here's our mini clan (with sun in our eyes). 

And here's the whole clan: Zoe, her boyfriend Elliot and Elliot's mom, Lydia, Dave, and Kathy. It was an absolutely beautiful day - the first of hopefully many to come in the next few weeks! 

Easter 2016

This year we went to Charlottesville for Easter. We had a little break in the cold weather - enough to have an Easter egg hunt on the campus of UVa. And another one back at Mom and Dad's house. Never enough candy, right? 

Here are the girls in their Easter best on The Lawn

Almost the whole crew

Easter 2015

This year we spent Eastern in Rock Hall, Md. The girls did an easter egg hunt in the back yard of the Sharp's house and made a killing. Only in the Eastern Shore can you find eggs in crab traps! Candy all day! 

Happy Easter!

We spent Easter down in Virginia again this year. On Saturday we had a BBQ with a bunch of Becky and my friends and their kids. It was madness, but a lot of fun, including a piñata that Becky and Jack made.

Sophie and Lexi

On Saturday night Ariana was baptized at an Easter service. It was a really pretty service, with the whole congregation holding candles during the beginning part of the service. Doug and Vicki are the god parents and presented Ariana at the front of the church. 

And Sunday morning there was of course an egg hunt! Here are Quinn, Carley and Sophie with their winnings... 

The three cousins! 

Happy Easter!

We went down to Virginia for Easter this year. It's the first time we've been down there in a long while.  It was a great weekend visiting with family and friends. Sophie got to hang with the big girls when we visited with Darby, Mary & Kaylee.

Lunch with the girls

Darby & Mary have pet goats and Sophie got to feed them. 

Darby with Lauren

Mary practicing her big sister skills

Sophie and Nana dyed Easter eggs outside in the beautiful weather. Unfortunately Easter day was not so nice, but the day before was excellent and we spent as much time outside as possible. 

 Lauren as the baby Easter bunny

 Sophie enjoyed a solo Easter egg hunt in the yard. It was a pretty nasty day, so it was a quick hunt. 

 Our little Easter babies

Easter

Happy Easter! 

We spent the beautiful weekend in New Jersey with the Sharps. Sophie tried her hand at dying Easter eggs for the first time. While her hands ended up as colored as the eggs, she had a good time.

On Sunday we went to the Yacht Club in Cape May for an Easter brunch and egg hunt. And much to Sophie's delight, an appearance of the Easter Bunny!

Click here for a video of the bunny encounter. 

Once she realized that the eggs contained candy ("choc it") she got into it and quickly filled up her basket. The Elmo basket was a huge hit! Thanks Mom Mom!

Random Updates

So, Sophie officially has a first word. I've been avoiding blogging about it in the hopes that maybe she would start to say another one, and we could make that her first official word, but alas, I must report that "yuck" is her first word. She says it perfectly too. Emphasis on the "ck." I guess this just goes to show how much we use the word around her, as in "Yuck, don't put that in your mouth," "Yuck, that's Benson's toy," etc. Ah, well... 

She also spent Easter this year with her Mom Mom and Pop Pop Sharp because Dave and I were in France for a week (in our defense, we booked the trip before realizing that it was over Easter weekend... oops). I don't have any pics from the day, but hopefully Pop Pop will send some :) Dave and I had a fantastic time in Paris where we visited my cousin Dan & is Beaune where we enjoyed touring the many vineyards and enjoying the wine of the region. 

This past weekend we went to a baby shower for our friends Seth & Tara who are expecting twin girls in July. Below is a pic of us on our way. Thanks Julia and Kelly for the cute dress! 

Easter 2010

We spent Easter this year at the Sharp's house. No Easter egg hunt - we'll have to wait until next year for that. Sophie wore a dress that used to be mine. I'll have to try and save it for her daughter!


"Aunt" Carol and "cousin" Shannon enjoyed spending time with little Sophia too.