celebration of life

early morning hunt

this year we said goodbye to a dear family member, diegas' great aunt carolyn, the day before easter. it made the easter weekend bittersweet, as saying goodbyes always are. the sweet was that we spent a relaxing day at the park on saturday celebrating auntie carolyn, surrounded by all those who loved her (we all loved her very much). 

sunday we woke up with the previous day's event still on our mind, but also with the happy faces that you see when the easter bunny has left treats. it was a mellow sunday-holiday for us and we loved every minute of it!

one SMALL dark-chocolate bunny, a butterfly finger puppet and a book were this years basket treats

cheddar bunnies, z fruit ropes and snackimals were in the eggs for the hunt

 

cinnabunnies, a fun printerest find. used trader joes cinnamon roll kit, added raisin eyes and almond teeth

made fritatta the night before so breakfast would be delicious and done in a snap

made a potato au gratin to bring to my parent's for easter supper it turned out surprisingly good, for my first try (but you really can't go wrong with potatoes, cheese and cream!)

3rd hunt of the weekend

nana and grandpa's backyard is pretty picturesque

me and my sweet girls celebrating the life i'm so lucky to lead, easter 2014

 SATURDAY'S CELEBRATION FOR AUNTIE CAROLYN

beautiful auntie carolyn, photo by rebecca zavala

diegas, tio gamz, grandpa mikey and grandpa bob man'in the grill

chris judge and randy tico playing sweet sounds. rebecca adorned the oak trees with yarn pompoms an ode to auntie carolyn's love of knitting - so beautiful

cousins and our two little rascals, playing with the easter eggs from the hunt grandma t organized

evia and mila enjoying isei's lego collection

clean babes, after a day exploring the dry creek beds in the park