With Della recovering from a Cold and Nana's Church obligations,
Easter at the Porter's didn't start until after naptime.
(Plus it's much nicer to hide eggs outside after the grass has dried ...just sayin')
Huck patiently waiting for his sissy to wake up ...
Sleepy girl spying her basket ...
A new friend ... "Oh Lumpy"
Then outside to find some (plastic) eggs ...
**I SEE MORE!**
She had to circle back a second time before she spotted to egg up high.
(Note the clever use of front yard dirt piles as balance beam foundations)
Back inside to open the eggs...
Two of Della's favorite words: "cute" and "baby" ...
Cute Baby egg!
It may have been cute but that didn't stop her from eating it.
Della's first, and possibly last, peep ... those things are worse than I remember!
(Opening eggs is hot work ... note the lack of a shirt from here on out)
The sugar began to kick in ...
Back outside to burn off the sugar ...
A very good thing Nana was there to help!
Baby (bear) ... you alright?
Sugar makes her FLY!
It didn't take Della but a second to figure out that there were eggs to find. She ran from one egg to the next exclaiming ...
I see them, I see them! As soon as all the eggs had been collected she headed right back inside to examine her loot. The eggs were filled with crackers, rice cakes, a couple peeps, and a few chocolate eggs. The first few eggs opened contained the crackers and rice cakes which she ate up immediately until she discovered the first chocolate egg ... then each found rice cake was carefully re-hidden under half an egg shell ... there's no doubt that she's a bright girl.
***It wasn't until later that afternoon that I remembered the dress I'd bought for Della specifically for Easter pictures! [mommy fail]***
