Sunday, April 20, 2014

Happy Easter Birthday!

This morning Tom went to Jill's house to start the ham on the grill.  Jill and the kids went to church. I stayed home and went for a walk.

We all began to gather back at Jill's house about 11:30 to prepare for the festivities.

We were celebrating Easter and Irene's birthday and whenever Jill and her kids are involved, there has to be a theme.  So this year it was Easter Kitties.

The table was set.



And the birthday cake was ready. I'll take credit for the centerpiece, using the kids' toys.  Jill gets all the credit for the cake!
The kids entertained themselves while the cooks finished up.


Once Jan and Ann arrived and the food was served and the eating and visiting started, there was no time for photos.  Please know that the ham and twice baked potatoes and asparagus and fruit salad and "Good Morning Buns" were all delicious.

After dinner we cleaned up while some lounged.


 Then it was time for the egg hunt.  Everyone searched for the 80 eggs that Tom hid earlier.



 It's time to count to see if we have them all, and check the contents.
Some of the eggs contained candy and some contained money.  Jake likes money, not candy, so he set up a candy selling business on the deck.




 It was very bright and sunny, so we had Irene open one of her gifts from Gma and Gpa.

 Yes, it's a rainbow colored patio umbrella, but it needs a bit of adjusting to work, so we "tabled" that and went on to other gifts.


 There was cursive writing on this card so Isaac helped.
 Irene liked her photos of her cats that I took while hanging around their house one day watching Tom work.
 Irene got lots of fun gifts and clothes and a new fancy lamp for her bedroom.



 And then it was time for cake!


The cake and ice cream were delish.  The fun and visiting continued into the early evening before we all went our separate ways.

It was a great day!

13 comments:

  1. Well that was a fun day with Easter and a birthday rolled into one day.

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  2. What a beautiful table, cute,cute cake, and Irene is just lovely. I love it that everyone hunted for eggs. You have given me ideas for next year. :)

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  3. What a great way to celebrate Easter and Irene's birthday! I love it!

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  4. We had a little filtered sunlight yesterday, nothing like you had down south! Love the pictures, and it does look like it was a wonderful birthday party and Easter celebration. :-)

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  5. what a delightful birthday-love the umbrella!

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  6. Looks like a perfect day to me.

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  7. Wow, you really went all out for a delightful party. The table decorations and food were amazing.
    80 eggs, you all are really ambitious and it looks like the birthday girl had a super day.
    Well done.

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  8. Looks like a wonderful Easter and birthday celebration. Did you find all the eggs?

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  9. Everything thing you all do is beautiful and perfect!! Hey, again, what a beautiful family you have! I've never seen a prettier set table, in my life! Think I could learn to be like you?

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  10. Irene is nine! We all have watched her grow up within your blog. thank You! What a nice fancy Easter day you had. Family is fun. MB

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  11. Another fun family event! Thanks for letting us peek at your fun activities! Your grandchildren look cuter every time you show them!

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  12. Your celebrations are always so gorgeous, Linda!!! Wow! I'm really impressed. Irene is a very lucky, beautiful young lady. I'm seeing her grow before my eyes! What a fabulous family!

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  13. Oh that Jake. Smart guy. Did he make much money?

    The cake is very nice. I take it Irene likes cats. She is growing up very fast. Her birthday celebration and gifts were just perfect.

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