
Mom prepares the dye
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My cousin and her daughter
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Ashlyn attempts holding an egg in place for multiple colors
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Jarin, on the other hand, prefers the full dunk
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My dad is content to use sponges
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Well, okay, maybe Ashlyn likes full dunks, too
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Colorin' it
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Colorin' it
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Ashlyn joins the sponging fun
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Colorin' it
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Colorin' it
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Kent (cousin's husband) gets patriotic
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"Oh say, can you see?"
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Colorin' it
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Colorin' it
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Dad colorin' it
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Ashlyn is momentarily distracted…
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…but is immediately back on the task
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Colorin' it
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Colorin' it
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Shrink-wrapping cellophane patterns onto eggs
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Heatin' it
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Prepping more cellophane
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Father and son
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Post-shrink-wrapped cellophane decoration
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Post-shrink-wrapped cellophane decoration
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Colorin' it
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I think this is just about Ashlyn's best one
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What do you think this is, Walmart?
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Kent loves LuCinda
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Uhhmm, yeah, we really did decorate nearly six dozen eggs!
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Duckin' it
Before our guests left, the ducks who routinely visit my parents' house came by for dinner.

Duckin' it
We later realized that something (probably the ducks) have been nesting behind some hedges against my parents' house. Fine by them, but it was a surprise to find the nest.

Duckin' it
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Duckin' it
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Sharkin' it
Easter morning started with brunch at Kent and LuCinda's house, followed by a few Easter gifts for the kids. This is Jarin's Toob of Sharks…

Horsin' it
…and Ashlyn's Toob of Horses.

Horsin' it
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Giftin' it
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Giftin' it
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Giftin' it
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Giftin' it
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Giftin' it
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Hey Jarin, what'cha got there?
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"Candy!" (smormph smorfphm)
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The Toob of Horses go out to pasture
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STAMPEDE!!!
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And as for the Toob of Sharks, uh, well… 🙂
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By the way, Ashlyn had toenail polish to match a Sabbath dress—cute
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Giftin' it
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Big dog
Hard to believe Sammy is technically still just a puppy, yet she's practically bigger than Ashlyn.

The hunt begins
After brunch and gifts, we returned to my parents' house for the egg hunt.

The great 2006 egg hunt!
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The great 2006 egg hunt!
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The great 2006 egg hunt!
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The great 2006 egg hunt!
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The great 2006 egg hunt!
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The great 2006 egg hunt!
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The great 2006 egg hunt!
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The great 2006 egg hunt!
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The great 2006 egg hunt!
Ashlyn was getting tired of holding her heavy basket, and I became the designated caretaker.

The great 2006 egg hunt!
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The great 2006 egg hunt!
Even my car wasn't immune from giving up hiding spots.

Flora finale
Well, I started this album with a photo of my mom, and I'm ending it with one.