The Easter Weekend That Wasn't

Obviously, from the pictures I'm about to post, Easter weekend did happen for the members of the Beatty Family.

For everyone, that is, but me.

I was stuck at home with a stomach bug.

Sigh.

However, DEl did an excellent job capturing the day in pictures.  Believe me when I say I'm only posting a fraction of what was taken!

Saturday morning was spent at the Beatty Ranch, a tradition which started when DEl was young.  The family meets for a picnic, games, four wheeling, and an egg hunt.  Mathison was so excited to go this year; he must have told me at least 20 times on Friday that "we are going to Grandpa's ranch tomorrow"!  Here are a few pics of the ranch festivities:

The Easter Bunny had the kids searching high:

And searching low:

I think Mathison could have cared less about the candy; he loved finding his two-dollar bill:

Here he is displaying it again:

And yet again:

Yep, it's safe to say he was pretty proud of his find; it was the first thing he shared with me when the family arrived home in the evening :)

The late afternoon and evening hours were spent at my parents' house.  More food, more family and another egg hunt:

Again, the kids were searching down low:

And also in some very high places for their Easter goodies:



A very special thank you to Krissia the Easter Bunny for hiding Bronson's basket on the roof.

The Gubler Grandkids - Easter 2011:

A shot of the adults attempting to take the "Gubler Grandkids Easter 2011" picture:

The "child whisperer":


All kids seems to love Krissia!

So, there you have our Easter celebration in a nutshell.  It seemed like a lovely day; I can only hope it's a better one for me next year!