Eggsplosion!

One of my favorite traditions is our annual Easter egg dying day with the boys. We always plan the day before Easter to spend hours and hours at the boys' house with Tim's sister and kid(s) and we attempt to replicate the beauty of our eggs from the previous year. We usually have the Easter edition of Martha for inspiration. Nancy brought it this year, along with electrical tape.


We usually order pizza after eating way too many eggs and realizing we need a meal. And so we did this year, too. Of course, this year, we had to get part of a pizza that was vegan. LJ was thrilled about the olives, however. She likes putting them on her fingertips, like little hand sombreros and eating them off her fingers. I love watching her do it. We ate on the brand new deck at the boys house, because the weather was so amazing: sunny and comfortable.


The electrical tape worked wonderfully well on the eggs. Lise had some stickers that she wanted to try too...they worked, but the gummy paper backing was tricky to get off after the eggs were dyed. The love egg was made with stickers and the starburst was made with electrical tape.


We are blessed enough to have dear friends with whom we spent Easter brunch/afternoon. LJ missed the egg hunt (she slept for 2 hours!! this morning, so we were late arriving). Joyce always has the best brunches...the food is delectable and today was no different. The boys brought homemade bagels from neighbors up the road, Emily made a salad, and there were baked beans, several casseroles, some grilled asparagus and other sundry yummies. She has a great backyard for social gatherings and the day turned out to be another beauty. (I rode my bike to and from the party, while Lise and LJ met me there. I love this time of year.)


It's been a friend-filled holiday weekend.

I am grateful for dear, dear friends, for traditions, for my family, for crafty time and for gorgeous weather in which to celebrate the first four things.