I was lucky this year with no weddings on easter weekend so I got to spend both days with family.
Saturday was a big day at my mothers she was making homemade pasta for Sunday and Gretchen got to help.
There is something about that board the pasta machine is attached to that brings me right back to the 80’s. Its the same piece of wood and same pasta machine that my grandmother used to make the “macaroni” for easter dinner. I was taken by the moment watching gretchen helping just like I did. Ahhh memories!

Stella didn’t get to help with the pasta but she did carry this shovel around for half the day!

Easter morning was spent at home and then we headed over to my mother in laws for dinner. This is the girls in there easter shirts which is a white tank top (AKA the easter beater!) that catherine added some handmade flowers to. She used scraps of fabric that she had leftover from the dresses she made for the girls. My kids are so serious, whats that about?

Just a cool shot of G.

Stella attacked me while I was sleeping in the grass.

The way catherine and the girls colored these easter eggs was so clever. She boiled spices, frozen blueberries and a beet. What, no little colored tablets that turn your hands and entire house colors?

And here’s my little niece madeline. This was her first real portrait, I was so honored!