Sunday, April 12, 2009

Easter with the Simmons' Family

Right after church, we headed over to Plano to spend Easter with Fred's sister, Kristin and her sweet family. We had a wonderful time. The dinner was delicious. We feasted on grilled chicken, pork chops, potato casserole, corn on the cob, deviled eggs and homemade bread.

The kids decorated the cutest little Easter cupcakes. Kaitlin (age 11), Jessie (age 12) and Kylie (age 5) did most of the decorating. Jonathan is like me - he doesn't like frosting. His just had sprinkles on it - no frosting.
(above: Jessie, Kylie and Kaitlin)


After they decorated their cupcakes, they started working on coloring eggs. Jonathan and Chris (age 13) were much slower than the girls.





While the kids were coloring Easter eggs, Lauren (age 16) and Kristin were preparing/tasting the deviled eggs (see below). There were four types of deviled eggs. One was made with salad shrimp and one had crab meat. I had no idea that there were so many different types of deviled eggs!



After dinner, we went outside for the annual Easter Egg Hunt. I am so glad that all of the kids still participate in the hunt. I'm also glad that they ALL (even the boys) still use their matching Easter baskets.

Below is the group picture. We line the cousins up every year and take a group shot. My how time flies! The Simmons' moved to Texas in the summer of 1997. They were so little when we took the first group shot. Jessie would have been around 20 months old with Chris a year older and Kaitlin a year younger. Jonathan and Kylie weren't even in the first pictures!

Kristin and Glen: we had a great day. Thanks for the wonderful meal and the fun festivities. We will host next year. We love you!

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