Spent Easter Sunday with my family… the girls actually decided to dress up… at least for pictures.

My mom is very proud of her grandkids.

I think the best part of the meal is the game the two youngest make us play. They write sentences on the back of our name cards that we have to somehow incorporate into the conversation without anyone noticing. Mine was… “There’s a bunny in my shoe.” Uh huh. Nobody would ever notice me saying that. There was definitely a lot of laughing going on.

For I remember it is Easter morn,
And life and love and peace are all new born.
~ Alice Freeman Palmer

The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree is the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other.
~ Burton Hills

I spent last Sunday at my parents for our annual Thanksgiving dinner. We’ve always done it the Sunday before or the Sunday after to avoid the conflicts of in-laws. It’s always very casual, but usually very fun. We had the typical turkey dinner and stuffed ourselves silly. This time we ended up playing Apples 2 Apples for awhile between dinner and dessert. Always a good idea to let your meal settle in a bit before stuffing yourself yet again.

I hope all of you have a wonderful Thanksgiving surrounded by people who love you.