Happy Easter - Malibu Style!

Fun times with the cousins!!

 

The winner of the Golden Egg!  The finder anyway.

 

Maybe the heaviest bag even if it wasn't the "Grand Prize Egg!"

 

The happy grandkids!

 

Miss Isla - hunting in her dog costume!!

 

Getting the eggs ready.

 

Trying the wooden puzzle.

 

Say cheese!!

 

Catching up.

 

It pays to be taller than the other hunters.

 

One of the Jumbo Grand Prize Eggs!!

Another fun Easter holiday under the belt!!  Thanks B and B for the hospitality!!  No shots of Dad, Bonny or me - maybe I will let you think we were so busy working behind the scenes we didn't get into any of the photos.  Well, Bonny was busy working anyway!!

Easters through the years!!

With Andrew, Noah and Eliza.

Dresses I made.

Fun with the Kerksieks.

Easter bonnets!!

The Easter spent in SLC.

Pinafores and braces!!

Looks like a Winne the Pooh year!

Terrill Family Egg Hunt with Grandpa!!

Terrill Family Egg Hunt in Corona.

Dying eggs in the backyard - denim rules!!

Egg hunt in our backyard.

Egg hunt in Palmdale.

Bonny's first Easter.

Ara's first Easter!

Cosmo gets in on the act!

Hopefully we'll see you at the Easter parade sometime!!  Wonder why the girls gave up bonnets and Noah gave up suspenders - also known as "braces!!"

The Week That Was

Well, it seems like as busy as I was with the grandkids here, I was still able to blog more than I have this last week - when I only had school, my class, and rain - and a car that needed servicing - why does that always mess up your week??

Bonny's girls were loading up the plastic eggs with candy for the "hunt" and discovered that they had more candy than plastic eggs. Never let it be said that Bonny's girls are not creative - because indeed they are - and they came up with these plastic and foil packets of candy - rather large packets I might add, which made them highly desirable. Harry F. dubbed them "foil dinners" and the hunt was on!! They may take over next year!

Never let it be said that Dawn would let a little jet lag slow her down - Sunday a.m. and p.m. she cooked up this luscious "Peeps" cake!! Tasted as good as it looks too! (She and Harry seemed to avoid the curse of jet lag - probably because they are used to sleeping at odd times in their work lives.)

We went back to Lemon Ave. on Saturday, in preparation for the homecoming - and their car promptly had the battery die!! We were set though - the community egg hunt and mini-carnival was just across the street - and there's always Market Grill for lunch and dinner if necessary! (AAA eventually took care of the car.)

The bouncers were the popular venue, natch!

Harry and Dawn didn't manage to snag a leprechaun, but we found one!

Harry W. and I took sprightly spring flowers to Jonah's grave. Someone had put balloons there too. Easter was the 6 month anniversary of Jonah's birth - seemed like a fitting celebration of our sweet boy.

Why do all children know to put olives on their fingers?

Egg dyeing was a hit.

Miss Isla loved it too.

The kids all lined up at the top of the stairs before heading out for the hunt!!

A big thank you to Bonny & Bruce for hosting us all - even though they were a bit under the weather! A good time was had by all.

Another glorious Easter - and a special anniversary too -

Today is Easter Sunday. And today is also the 6 month anniversary of the birth of our sweet baby Jonah. It seems fitting that we pause to think about the death and resurrection of the Savior at the same time that we rejoice in the knowledge that Jonah is part of our forever family.

As I drove around Monrovia this week with the grandchildren, several times we passed the three wooden crosses that adorn the lawn in front of the Immaculate Conception Church on Shamrock. They put these up at Easter time each year. I am not sure exactly what part of their Easter celebration involves these three crosses.

Eve said, "I know why we don't have crosses on our church and why we don't wear crosses. We don't want to think about Jesus dead, we want to think about him living." It was one of those perfect teaching moments for me to say, "We worship the living Christ. Because of His sacrifice, we know that Jonah will be with us in the next life. This is a great blessing and one we are truly thankful for."

Then Eve said, "We aren't glad Jesus died, but we are glad that he was resurrected."

Jonah is still influencing our lives for the better. Happy Half-Birthday baby Jonah!

A Happy Easter Day

Frances has been here this past week to help Grandma Helen. She left today, after coming to church with us. We only saw her briefly, since she came right after we left, but Noah enjoyed his visit with her and Dee - they stayed at our house part of the time. It's always good to visit with her - however brief!

Bonny requested the Apple Cake for Easter - I think the last time I made it was for Annika's blessing!! But it was fun to do again - I don't often bake cakes from scratch - it's good to keep my skills sharp!

We thought maybe it was car sickness, but it turned out that Eve was truly unwell - it's tough to be an invalid when all the other kids are outside having an Easter egg hunt!! But she was a trouper.

Plenty of volunteers to fill the eggs for the hunt! Marjorie is here visiting too.

Harry, Bruce, and Noah gave the kids a run for their money with their egg-hiding. Of course, their yard has lots of really great hiding places - and they are often in plain sight!

Keeping an eye on Miss Isla!

Some "sharp" hiding places!

What would some people do without their iPhones?? But a sharp, loud whistle can do a great communication job too!

Didn't take Miss Isla long to "catch on!!"

A round of Golf, a Terrill grandkids' fave!

Didn't get a shot of Harry William or Bonny - but they were there - and Bonny put on a great feast!!

Back to school now (Bonny's girls had a 2 week Spring Break!)

"In your Easter bonnet . . ."

Charlie is here in town visiting with Mom and Donna. He wanted to get her an Easter dress, so they all came out, and we went shopping.

I think Charlie thought it would be simple. I could have told him it wouldn't be, but we did have a good time. Charlie said, "Where do all the General Authority wives get their clothes?" I don't have much confidence in "shopping" per se. I depend on catalogs and my favorite consignment shop.

And we had a nice lunch together.

And we eventually found a skirt, two tops, and a little cardigan that Mom liked.