Easter Goodies

A recent post from my Twinkie friend has spurred me on to reminisce about Easter happenings of days gone by. It has also caused me to turn my house upside down in search of some very specific photos. Well, two days later, and several boxes strewn, I found them. I'll try to post them throughout the week leading up to Easter.

A beautiful sunny day in the south and azaleas in bloom made for a great Easter egg hunt - after church, of course.

I'm about 2 yrs old here, and my big brother is almost 5. What a cute pair we were!!

Please note the matching red tennis shoes, which I'm sure enabled us to go speeding through the yard in search of multi-colored eggs.

With full baskets and tired feet, it was time to sit and ponder. And draw very near to our chocolate bunnies. Oh, the joy of a chocolate rabbit at Easter. Mom learned very quickly that we preferred the solid chocolate rabbits, instead of the popular hollow ones. But it's one of my earliest memories.

I can remember waking up Easter morning to find a basket full of goodies in my bed. This was much better than some trivial visit from the tooth fairy - this involved food! And it was in my bed! Bliss, I tell you. There were plastic eggs, and jelly beans, and always a chocolate rabbit. This particular year in the photos, I had the "Mama Bunny" in the pink box, and my brother got the "Daddy Bunny" in the blue box.

The baskets at Easter continued until we "got too old" for that sort of thing. However, we never outgrew the need for a chocolate rabbit. So mom continued to buy them, and just put them on the table at breakfast. When I moved from home, and experienced my first Easter in a different state, I'm proud to say I received a chocolate rabbit in the mail. Yes, a solid chocolate rabbit from mom.

And when eating a chocolate bunny, ALWAYS eat the ears first!!