Easter Sunday!

I really struggled with whether or not to post again so soon as I do not want to push the Easter Dress pictures down the page:). I keep looking at them trying to decide if I have a favorite. But since I have so many more photos to share...must move on! We had a quiet dinner at home on Easter Sunday with just the four of us...our little family. Frank was heading back out of town for work in the afternoon, so I had to get things moving along rather quickly. We had just gotten back from a spur of the moment trip to Eugene, OR for 3 days and I had nothing set up for the holiday. Frank decided to let me have the house to myself for a few hours on Sunday and took Rachel with him to run a bunch of errands. It was great! I decorated, did baskets, set the table, cooked dinner and dessert, and even lightly cleaned for things to be presentable for our little celebration. Awesome:).

Our table! I kept it very simple this year. A big thank you to Rachel's Grandma Fran for the bunnies in the background.

She loves them and they made it more festive:)...

Rachel's new placesetting...
Easter Goodies...

When they got home I had the strawberry dessert in the fridge, the ham was in the oven and the salad, asparagus and potatoes were all ready! I ran up to do my hair and look more "human"...and we were ready! We ate dinner and while I was cleaning up Frank ran up to pack! Rachel stayed in her high chair and just chatted with me. Then it was time to color our eggs! Fun...well...kind of...I never seem to get the best coloring kit. I followed the directions and wanted to do the marbled ones. That meant dissolving tablets in vinegar, then adding water then adding vegetable oil! Seriously, vegetable oil? Will things ever feel not greasy again?!

Rachel really got into the egg coloring this year!

Mugging for the camera...

without actually looking at me!

There's a smile!

Yep, had to taste! Only did it once though:)...

Um, this is non-toxic, right?!

After the egg coloring we had dessert!

Unfortunately it kind of bombed:)...that always seems to happen when I cut a recipe in half.

It tasted delicious but did not look quite like it should have...the jello did not set up properly.

Mugging!

I think she likes it!

The face she made when she must have bitten into a tart strawberry was priceless though.

I so wish I would have gotten a picture of that!

Our finished eggs...