Sunday Family Fundays - Easter Sunday

Happy Easter ya'll!
So this blog post will revolve around Easter and since Easter is a holiday - and holidays are family days - it still fits under Sunday Family Funday.
 So first off - The Easter Bunny (the one that you "visited" at the mall) was never a big hit with me, much like most things in costumes - Easter Bunny, Santa, Clowns, etc. Mom says that we don't have a picture of me on one of their laps where I wasn't crying. Classic, of course. But if you think about the idea of the Easter bunny, as is presented to kids, it is actually pretty weird and therefore scary. A giant bunny - who you go visit at the mall, but don't actually talk to, just take your picture with him (at least when you visit Santa you tell him what you want for Christmas!) and then he comes to your house and hides eggs all around the house, and your Easter basket. The only good thing about the Easter bunny was that he brought candy every year. But before you got the candy - you had to find your basket and eggs. (Parents torturing their kids is the real tradition.)

Stylin' on Easter Morning

Chowin' down after finding the baskets

After eating breakfast, we got all dressed up in our "Easter Dresses" - when we were real little this outfit usually included a big fancy hat and white gloves. White shoes too, I think. We'd go to Church then after Church everyone made their way to Grandma and Grandpa Cobb's house for the Easter Egg Hunt and Easter Lunch/Dinner. (Our "easter eggs" at grandmas were always the plastic hollow eggs that she'd put candy and coins in- the best kind of eggs!) 

I remember one year, Grandma couldn't remember all the hiding spots of the eggs, that took forever. Another year, a squirrel found the eggs before we could and ate through the plastic and the wrapper and ate all the chocolate inside. That was a memorable Easter. I guess we didn't need any extra chocolate anyways - there was always PLENTY in the Easter basket. 

Showing off our Easter loot at Grandmas

Part of the Gang at Grandmas

Just had a great Skype date with my mom, stepdad, brother, Mike - and his girlfriend, Hailey, sister, Erin - and niece, Cora and the Monell gang - Aunt Lisbeth, Hannah, and Jacob - I'm guessing Uncle Tracy was watching baseball. That was great. I miss them all, but the great thing about technology is now we have skype dates and I can still see and talk to them all. It's like I'm ALMOST there! One day I'll be back there. But yeah, apparently the Easter Bunny has upped his game since we were kids - now he brings things other than just candy and sun glasses! The kids got toys, and Jacob even got "designer duct tape"! Jealous. Although right now, I'd just settle for the candy. 

Anyways, Back to homework for me. Love all the family that are reading this today! 

Come back tomorrow for Maddening Young Love Monday - maybe we'll have something to update on, maybe not. Not sure, today's not over yet!