Happy Easter!
Happy Easter!!! I hope your celebrations were happy, that new memories were made, and old traditions upheld. That chocolate, bunnies, and egg hunts aside, we remember the reason we all rejoice today. These first two pictures in this post absolutely crack me up. So much more interesting than happy children, smiling at the camera, no? Ha ha.
Charlie, my Easter ham!
Typically, our Easter is spent hosting brunch for my parents. But this year they were in Chicago visiting my brother and his family. Spending a holiday without family seemed a little sad to me. It just wouldn't feel quite the same. Luckily our good friends, who practically feel like family, were staying in town and without plans so they joined us and made a rather dreary and wet Easter morning feel a whole lot brighter.
As for what I made.... Ham with a mango, brown sugar and mustard glaze, fennel and potato gratin, green bean salad with dill and lemon, sour cream coffee cake with maple icing, blueberry muffins with iced lemon glaze, fresh fruit and mimosas. {I love to use the orange, peach, mango juice from Trader Joe's for the mimosas}
{This is the reality of entertaining with children. Thanks Matt, for eating seconds! Thirds?
This photo makes me laugh. At least Emma kept you company!}
I may have spiked the food, because the following occurred after we ate...