An Easteriffic Weekend

The Easter weekend fun began Friday night with the arrival of Aunt Elizabeth from Charlottesville. Of course a game of "get Aunt Liz" ensued and fun was had by all. Early the next morning I drove Barry and Connor to find Ryan on the AP Trail and join him for the last eight miles of the hike. It took us a while to find the correct road--after many turn arounds and "let's try this road" we finally found the right turnoff from the main road. (of course we had been on the right road the first time, had we gone another 1/10 of a mile, we would have found the turnoff :} ) The road was quite rough, full of deep pot holes and large rocks. It reminded me of some of the roads I traveled with my Dad when I was a child, while we were out wooding,--gathering wood to burn for winter heat.

For the past few years we have attended the egg hunt that the Buchinsky's have held at their home. All the children pile onto the hay filled trailer pulled by a tractor for a fun ride around the country side. Here Liam, Delaney and Cailin cuddle with each other and their friends trying to stay warm on the cold and windy day.

The windy chill didn't stop them from their quest to find as many eggs as possible. I helped Liam learn what an egg hunt was all about. It didn't take him long to catch on and he quickly filled his basket. Yum, a sugary feast will soon be enjoyed.

After the fun of the egg hunt we headed for Vinton, VA.....I found a deep freezer on Craigslist and we needed to pick it up. That was followed by a delicious lunch at Macado's. When Elizabeth lived here with us while Barry was gone we would often pack the kids into the van and head to Macado's for dinner on Tuesday--kid's eat free night. We love that place and couldn't resist another delicious sandwich from there.

Easter morning dawned bright, beautiful, warm and sunny. Ryan, Connor and Barry returned from the hike on Saturday. Come Sunday morning not even the candy filled baskets could entice Ryan out of bed. The hike had worn him out. The others were quick to find their baskets and delve into the sweet treats.

In the evening, some of Barry's family came to join us in a traditional ham dinner. Mmmmm, I love deviled eggs, ham and potato casserole.

The kids, (here pictured with Eli and Jake) loved to play outside in the warm evening weather. Afterwards we had to say goodbye to Elizabeth and the rest of the family. It was a terrific weekend.