Bunny stuff, singing stuff and a very silly doggie!

Easter is nothing but a family holiday in this house. We don't go to church and we don't celebrate the rising of anything except the sun for another day. But we do the other usual Easter stuff that involves egss, candy and a very looked-forward-to bunny! Let's start with the eggs. The week before Easter was Spring Break, so the girls did some sleeping-over at friends', cousins' and grandparents's houses. They also hosted some of their own sleep-overs. In the shots below, we see the girls, my niece and nephew, Sonja and Max and my other "niece", Kaydence all decorating some eggs for the big day. I boiled three 18 packs of eggs and set the table up with newspaper and lots of dye....and let them have at it!

L to R: Drew, Luci, Sonja, Kay and Max with their creations!

When Easter finally arrived, here's what the bunny left them! Candy, of course, but also some make-up, toys, jewelry and a couple new ipods! The girls left the bunny some cookies, which were gobbled up by the time the morning arrived! The girls also each wrote the bunny a note wishing him a happy Easter! He wrote them back wishing them the same!

Checking out the loot!

Again this year, the weather cooperated enough to allow an outdoor egg hunt! They needed jackets, but at least there wasn't any snow!!

Last week was Drew's spring concert. Here, she models her new concert dress, shoes and jewelry! She is a stunner, as usual!

Waiting in the high-school auditorium for her turn on the risers!

Sonja and Luci wait patiently in their seats for Drew's turn!

Miss Shorty in the front row, as usual!

In this shot, she was turning a wheel on a stick. 3 others did as well to emulate a large vehicle as they sang Chitty, Chitty Bang, Bang.

After the concert, the girls all posed together.

Drew will turn 9 in just a few short weeks, while Luci and Sonja are both 6. And yet, the 6 year olds are both taller than the 9 year old!

Dean hopped on the 4-wheeler to drag the harrow rake around the yard to pull up some thatch and Mr. Darcy chased after him. Dean was a little concerned that he'd hurt himself, so he reached down and scopped him up to the seat. After a little while, he decided riding was a much better deal than running!

What a goofy dog!

I arrived home today back from my chorus' regional competition in Syracuse. Our chorus nabbed the 2nd place win for the Small Chorus Category!!!!! It's not a 1st place win, but we're still very pleased as we raised our score about 20 points or so from last year's score!! The winning chorus (from Saratoga, NY)performed phenomenally well and deserved their victory!! Beating out all the rest of the small choruses (about 15 or so in our region) is not too shabby at all and we are deservedly proud of our achievement!

On the weight-loss front, when I last stepped on the scale, I found I have lost 57 pounds! Of course, I have yet to try it again after this past weekend of eating and drinking! Ha ha! Tomorrow, it's back to the grindstone when my work-out partner and I meet up at the gym again!

I'm skipping out on the quotes today, I am bushed from my mini-vaca from home and my bed is calling! Goodnight!