Korinne, of course, is only about 8 months old and too young to really hunt for eggs. But she was an expert on sitting in the grass and looking cute in her bunny ears:
We had asked Joey and Kristin to wait until Simon had collected his eggs before they started their egg hunt. (Simon's was very simple and easy and located in the front yard, whereas Joey & Kristin's hunt was more difficult and in the back yard). Kristin was very impatient, and tried to sneak off to the back yard to start finding eggs. When we scolded her, she started to cry and suddenly didn't want to find eggs at all. She refused to participate, even after Joey had started finding eggs and filling his basket. I pulled her to the side and said that I knew she was excited before, and we didn't mean to upset her by telling her to wait. Then I told her that by not looking for eggs at all, she was really missing out. She was only hurting herself by not enjoying the fun. She remained sulky. That is, until Joey ran out of room in his basket. While Kristin was pouting, he'd been going around the yard finding eggs. His basket was full, but there were still eggs to be found. So he decided to dump out the eggs he had so far on the seat of the porch swing. Once he walked away in search of other eggs, Kristin jumped up, ran over and started filling her basket with the eggs Joey had left. She is SUCH A STINKER!
Oh, look at that. Kristin has a FULL basket, even though she's only been "looking for eggs" for about 30 seconds. STINKER!
Meanwhile, Joey kept looking for hidden eggs. 
And Simon spent most of his time thinking, "Now, how do I open these darn things?"
We tried to get a group photo, but Simon was tired and we were all hungry. Also, Joey was a little bitter after Kristin's egg-stealing incident. So we headed upstairs for the big feast after snapping this shot:
The meal was terrific, as always. Mom made both a ham and a turkey. There was mashed potatoes & gravy, stuffing, green bean casserole, crescent rolls, and lots of deviled eggs. Delish! For dessert, I made a lemon blueberry bundt cake. I also made these delicious and mildly addictive chocolate peanut butter bars. What's a holiday if you don't have two desserts?After eating, we played some board games and then took a few family photos. Here I am with Tandy and Alicia:
Here's Mom with Korinne. 
Here's a shot of Sean and Wendy.
And here is a shot of the Sparks Family - Kory, Korinne and Tandy. Kory has had some pretty serious health issues lately, and was in and out of the hospital last month. He's hopefully going to get his kidney transplant sometime in the next couple months. We're glad he was able to join us!
Hope you all had a wonderful Easter! I love that it's Springtime. You know what that means! Gardening, gardening, gardening! Expect more updates soon!
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Is it me or did tandy's hair grow out FAST!?
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