For the record, here's Easter at our house...

Here is video of those rare moments when the entire family is happily engaged in a common activity! Ellie picked up on the whole "hunt for the plastic things" idea immediately. Mags let Ellie find eggs without ripping them from her little fingers and claiming them for herself. Jay got involved with the hunt, which probably seemed hokey to him, but he played along. Very sweet all around.

Pictures:

Easter loot - Yes, I did give my children toothbrushes and dental floss instead of chocolate bunnies, and they were psyched, by the way.

Ellie and a little stuffed lamb. I am so glad that little things make her so happy.

Mags wearing ribbons down her back - much like Irene Malloy from Hello, Dolly. And don't even think that isn't why I bought them or that the similarity was lost on Maggie for one nanosecond. (Also note that Maggie has started dressing herself, thus the pink rainboots and ballerina skirt.)

Jay eating the blueberry bran muffins that Mags and I made for breakfast. This is the first picture that Mags took of him that day. And next, you'll see the 17th picture she took of him about 5 minutes later.