"Hoppy" Easter!

Meet "Marshmallow Snowflake," and "Oreo DaVinci." Our most recent additions. Yesterday morning, prior to our departure for a family Easter party, we decided to pick up some bunnies from our neighbor who keeps a rabbit farm. He was kind enough to let us take a couple at last minute's notice. Warning the kids, "we might give them away while we are in Salt Lake City if someone's parents want them," we boxed them up the two bunnies with newspapers, food, and water, and set off on our journey to the Easter party with a surprise. True, one could call them uninvited guests, though we hoped they would be welcomed at the party. Our wishes came true as they were pulled out of their box and put into eager children's arms. They were a hit! Imagine our surprise when Grammi pulled out an old rabbit cage to put them in while we ate lunch! Turns out, the cage was quite a hit too!
After consulting with every parent in attendance, we determined there were no takers for the bunnies, though we did discover that several Moms could have been persuaded to keep the poor creatures. Luckily for them, the Dads swept in with a firm "NO." End of discussion. Truthfully, my littles were not too disappointed, since they wanted to keep the bunnies in the first place. So at the end of the day, we put the tuckered creatures back in their little box (we left Grammi's cage there on account of the cage David built in our yard already) and journeyed home, most of us snoozing all the way. At home, we carried in the sleeping kidlets to their beds, and tucked the little bunnies in a safe place in the garage for the night.
When Rachel awoke this morning, she first inquired about the bunnies. "Where are those bunnies?" she asked, and then raced out to snuggle them. When she brought one in and declared that there was "no comfy place outside to sit with them," I let her know that bringing bunnies inside is not an option--ever! (Thanks to those Dad's examples, I learned how to say "NO" firmly, and with no room for discussion.) It took a bit to pry her away from those bunnies to get her ready for church. Now, after our Stake Conference meetings are over, the weather has suddenly turned warmer. And we are playing with the bunnies outside on the lawn. What a fun way to spend an Easter Sunday afternoon, sitting in the sun, watching kids play with bunnies. :-)