We spent Easter afternoon at Grammy Peep and PapaJohn’s house. (You may remember them from the shooting of the wise men.) What fun! First of all, we had our traditional Easter meal: ham, Irene Straw cornflake potatoes, 7 layer jello, crescent rolls, pickled eggs, and a new addition, asparagus (which I ate with my fingers because it is socially acceptable to do so). We also had Funyuns, enough chocolate to choke a horse, and Aunt Kay Kay made two pies and cookies and some peanut butter/bread things.
After lunch, PapaJohn had an egg hunt for the kids. In the eggs were money and slips of paper. The children had to choose one paper to keep, give one away, and blindly choose another paper from someone else. What hooting laughs we had. Some of the papers were good things–get a can of root beer, get cell phone minutes added on your phone, get free pushes on the swing, control the TV for an hour. And some were funny–get a big lip kiss from Grammy Peep, get a bear hug from PapaJohn, kiss Molly Dog on the lips, perform something for us.
Wit got not one, but TWO slips of paper with big lip kisses!
Gockle got to kiss Molly. Lucky!
After the first hunt, Peep had another one, this time for eggs filled with candy. We all wished we had a video camera running on LibbyK as she tossed eggs into her bag and didn’t realize that she had missed. Hunter just followed along behind her, picking up the eggs.
Today, it is grey and rainy, but the radiant glow from all the leftover chocolate in the house makes it feel like summer!
Comments (12)
A very nice looking, and very fun loving family you have there!
Sounds like lots of fun!!!
What a nice picture of your fam! 
I think I would have passed on the BIG LIP kiss. *LOL*
How cute — Hunter following along to pick up the misplaced eggs
A fun time — I can tell that all were blessed 
This all sounds like SO MUCH FUN!!!!!!!
Sounds like a wonderful Easter Sunday! Ours was, too, except my oldest daughter couldn’t come to dinner. Her supervisor was in a car accident in the morning and she had to go to work to cover for him.
I am still confused why retail stores on open on Easter!?
Last night at parent/teacher conferences I did get one parent. Normally we sit for the 4 hours of conference time and see zero parents. There is a reason why alt ed kids are in alt ed and you usually don’t have to look too far to find the reason. I shouldn’t be so cynical but ………….
sounds like you had a very fun time together as a family. love the pics and stories!
just curious, how did grammy peep get her name? (our neighbors have a grandma who makes and sells candy, and the kids refer to her as grandma chocolate)
@flutemom -
Grammy Peep’s name was self-chosen. Her husband called her “Bo Peep” as nickname. When my oldest was born, she went by Grammy W*****, and her mother-in-law went by Great-Grandma W******, which was confusing. After a year or so, she decided that we should call her “Grammy Peep.” So we do. Or sometimes just “Peep.”
You have a lovely family.
What fun! And what a great picture~
Great photos!
What fun! You have a beautiful family. I ate my first peep in years this Easter. It was not too bad. I think I might eat one again…sometime.