Easter!

Lucy (7 months) & Great Grandma Ruby (91 years)

So, the night before Easter was one of the most relaxing perfect nights that I can remember! This is rather selfish, but Randy went to bed at 7pm & then Lucy at 8pm... I was still quite awake, so I clicked away online checking out recipes (a favorite passtime), found a couple I liked & had ingredients for, put in a girl movie on the little kitchen TV (thank you Randy, that was my wedding gift from him=) & away I went on a little Martha Stewart moment! While watching a substellar movie that we've had from Netflix for the past 2 months (Jersey Girl), I managed to make quite elegant looking chocolate dipped strawberries (milk & white chocolate), sugar cookies & a tasty pea salad - all for Easter Sunday & all last minute ideas!
Then came Easter!
What a fantastic day as a family! Although we did not go to church (still keeping Lucy away from big groups with this late flu season), we were able to enjoy a wonderful day with my family down in Centralia. Randy, Lucy & I arrived just as my parents were leaving for church - we came down early because that morning at 8am on the buzzer we lost all power, water & phone - we needed to take showers & get ready for the day. It worked out very well, I made put together a salad, fed Lucy & we all showered & changed just in time for the rest of the family to come home from church. Last Wednesday was my dear old dad's 55th birthday, so we were able to celebrate that all together as well as Easter. My dad's brother, Gene, came down from Vashon Island & my grandma Ruby just returned home from a winter in Phoenix, AZ. After a yummy dinner & a delicious homemade carrot cake made by my incredible mom, we had the best time playing charades! With Uncle Gene & my brother, I knew it would be fun, but then Randy really came to life as well - such an animated group, it was a blast!