Easter - Part 4

We went to my parents' house for Easter dinner. Two of my aunts and their families joined us. These days Ben is the star of the show at events like this with everyone fussing over him and wanting to hold him and this day was no exception. My youngest cousin Meghan who is 7 is always very excited to hold Ben and usually gets him first. Ben's not crazy about sitting most of the time now...he'd rather stand and jump so he was squirming some when I got this picture.




When it was time to feed Ben we got him changed into another outfit I brought down for him. But much to my shock and dismay, the brand new shirt just barely fit him. Joe and I both struggled to get him into it. It's a 9-month onesie and he's not even 6-months old but this will be the only time he gets to wear it...and the other 3 I bought just like it won't even get worn once! I'm kicking myself for washing them all because I can't return them now!







Anyway, we fed Ben some carrots but he was really more interested in checking everyone out. This was the first time that we fed him in a high chair...Gramma bought it to keep at her house. We've been waiting to put ours together until after we move.














After dinner, Meghan wanted to read the books that came in Ben's Easter basket that the Easter Bunny left for him at Gramma's house. Gramma got a kick out of watching Ben try to eat the books while Meghan struggled to hold onto them and read!





While that was going on, the men in the family did the dishes and I got a quick picture of that. It's nice to see everyone pitching in! My dad was around the corner so you can't see him but he did his part too!


My parents had also set up a nice surprise for all of us by arranging to have my brother call from Korea after dinner. The best part was that they have a web camera set up so you can actually see each other while you talk. I took Ben up first and Matt got to see him jumping around and hear him "talking" some. It was really neat and I'm looking forward to trying that out again.

That's Matt on the screen there but it's a little hard to see.




This is a shot of my aunts and cousins chatting with Matt on the web cam. From the left is Jessica, Keith, Aunt Patty, Kevin (hamming it up for the camera!) and Aunt Maureen.











Later, my mom and Meghan decided to take Ben for his first real stroller walk around a neighborhood. It was a beautiful day, perfect for a walk. Ben seemed to enjoy it and fell asleep for a much needed nap.


Later in the evening a few of us played some poker. Keith plays more often than the rest of us and it showed...he cleaned me out pretty quick. Turned out what I thought was a bluff was actually a straight! Eventually Keith won it all and the evening came to a close. But it was a great Easter...thanks to everyone!!