First, we had our bunch: Eric (and his wife Nikki), Tyler (with the addition of his girlfriend Lindsay), Nick and Amanda, plus we added Saxon and Ella. Then, as with last year, we added the Milwaukee family with Sara, Corey and Kristeena. That's a lot of candy.
(Is it the Easter Bunny? No, Saxon just wandered too close to his evil sisters.)
We skipped Easter Sunday mass this year because we had been to the epic mass the night before. I was received both the sacraments of Baptism and Holy Communion during the service, which followed the blessing of Callie and my marriage. It was quite a lot of blessings to lay on a person in one day, but I am now officially a member of the Catholic church.
(Amanda and Sara pose prior to the Easter parade)
The secular highlight of the holiday, though, is the annual Easter Parade in Arrow Rock. Amanda and Sara entered into the parade for the second year in a row. Like last year, they sported Easter bonnets they made themselves. This year, however, they also wore period dresses that Sara made before she came down.
(Ella tries some ice cream.)
The parade and egg hunt were a little too cold for my liking, but everyone had fun and the kids even ate ice cream at the shop on the Arrrow Rock boardwalk. Even Ella sampled the sweet stuff.
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