Hoppy Easter 2012!

We greeted Easter day with friends around our table delighting in a scrumptious brunch.  Wade takes making breakfast very seriously.  He makes some crazy good sausage gravy.  He makes eggs to order:  fried, over easy, scrambled, with cheese, with tobasco, seasoning, no seasoning, whatever you choose.  French toast, bacon of course, and biscuits, seriously there's no need to frequent the kitchen the rest of the day.  But I'm glad he takes this on.  Because about all I can do is a box of Betty Crocker blueberry muffins.  That's as good as it gets people.

 Kayla and Emberlyn

 Our friends, Anna and John Franklin

Then we enjoyed an Easter egg hunt with our neighbors.  Candy-filled eggs, money-filled eggs... which will you find?
Our Easter extravaganza:

 Emmy is looking at the camera in the first one, and Brenner is in the second.  Oh well, I do what I can do.  =)

 Our sweet friend, Ellie

 Ava and little sister Ellie with Brenner

 We had some fun with smashing confetti eggs too.  Happy Easter!!

Lake Tahoe: Part Two

We met our friends at the mountains too.  Emmy and Evey had a great time catching up.

Snow was second nature to Brenner.  He loved it.  He soaked right through his pants, so we ended up getting him snow overalls.  And he was set and ready for a full day in the snow.

I don't know what gets me more with Brenner in his winter get-up.  His adorable fur coat that nestles his sweet chubby face or those sunglasses.  Either way, he looks like a baby again and it's absolutely adorable. 

This girl was brave.

 Really brave.

 Mimi and Brenner even snuck in a quick sword fight, or I guess, a ski pole fight...

 And you can't have proper snow fun without a snowball fight.

 Our foursome crew:  Emberlyn (4 1/2), Brenner (2 1/2), Evey (4) and Amelia (1 1/2).

Lake Tahoe

Lake Tahoe always delivers.  Actually, I've only been there 3 times, however I know that it will always deliver.  No matter what time of year it is, the surroundings are seemingly majestic.  It's a truly glorious place to vacation.  I think I need to visit during another season, just so I can get the full package of what Tahoe has to offer.  That and I just need another excuse to visit...

The view out our front door, it kinda takes your breath away, doesn't it?

At times, you just need to be still...  Somehow, even Brenner managed to do this.

Our cozy little villa right on the water...  magestic.

Mimi Ashley and Brenner

Emberlyn skied for the first time this year.  I think Wade's been waiting a long time to do this.  And that day finally came. 

Daddy and his little snow bunnies trekking up the hill...

 She seriously had a grin and giggled the entire time.

 Snow angels with Mimi...

 She's doing it!  She's really doing it!

 How was the trip so far?  I'll let these next 3 people tell you...

 More to come...