Friday, April 21, 2017

Easter Week 2017


Nicholas and Andrew jumping on Base the week before Easter.

Andrew ready to get eggs at the Easter egg hunt on Base.

Andrew getting eggs.  Karen is with Nicholas in another age group.

Andrew shows me his loot.

Nicholas with his bunny mask.

A new nursery rhyme:  Emma and Andrew walking together to get some water.  His little girlfriend from when they were in day care.

Checking out the water.

Andrew running with Emma.

Emma's Daddy in uniform with Miss Bonnie.  Andrew Nicholas and Mommy.

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Nicholas getting his face painted as a baby chick.


Sea Cadets giving out goodies and of course the boys always have their hands out.

Nicholas' baby chick look.

FOP Easter Egg Hunt.  Mr. Arty, Mr. Wayne and Mr. Gabriel.

Lodge #32 Fraternal Order of Police members.

Mr Anderson, Mr Larry and Mr Arty.  We picked from the nursing home and brought him to event.  Mr Arty has been in a nursing home for almost a year and has not been able to leave except hospitals and/or doctor's appointments.  He wanted to cook like he did in the past and I told him no; he did work by putting hotdogs on the buns for the folks.  I usually visit him once a break and bring my sidekick Andrew with me when I go.  We got to know alot of others in the nursing home and Andrew loves to ask questions.



This time I had Nicholas and Mommy had Andrew for the different age groups.


Nicholas getting ready to get the eggs.  I told him to run all the way to the other end and away from the other kids and get the eggs.

Mommy and Andrew getting eggs.


The boys finished getting eggs and now with Mommy.

Nicholas found a silver egg and is awarded a bigger basket,

Some of the turn out for the Easter Egg Hunt.  (683 attended this year).


Mr Arty taking it all in.

Andrew telling Mr Arty about getting the eggs.

Mr Arty Hard at work.

Nicholas with the Easter Bunny with his silver egg find.


All the winners from each age group with gold, silver and bronze eggs in each group.

Nicholas hiding while pic being taken.

Andrew and Mommy watch as Nicholas gets his pic taken.  Karen's English teacher with her.

Mr Arty and the Easter Bunny (Darrell Johnson)

Mr Arty and Mr Wilkins

Mr Gabriel allowed the boys to sit on his motorcycle.

Easter Day.  Daddy had to work. The boys' loot from the Easter Bunny

Andrew with his Scooby Doo Machine and the rest of his loot.

Nicholas getting into his basket.






Nicholas and Andrew pose on Pap's bridge Easter Sunday.

Nicholas poses in front of the crosses Pap made.

Andrew just wants to play.

Nicholas and his Pap resting.

Pap gets ready to take the boys on a golf cart ride.

Andrew looking for eggs Aunt Joni got for them.



Aunt Joyce and Uncle Kenny.

Nicholas sneaking his loot from the eggs before dinner.

I hadn't been there 15 minutes and Uncle Kenny is out.

Easter Monday;  Nicholas and I go fishing at Fort AP Hill.

Nicholas' first ever fish he caught on his own.

Nicholas checks out his catch; a crappy.

I think somebody is happy.  I know he is hooked on fishing now!

A bluegill.

Another crappy.

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Nicholas did not like when the fish started to jump around.

Nicholas' crappy he caught, since he didn't want to hold it, he took the pic.

Nicholas a happy camper catching another sunfish.

The skunk is finally off; Daddy caught a large mouth bass and the only fish.  Nicholas caught 5 bluegill and two crappy.  Nicholas out fished his Dad; first catch, the most and the biggest.





Nicholas got wore out from fishing and was like this on the way home.  We had a great Daddy Day.
Nicholas made the Westmoreland News Paper at the FOP Easter Egg Hunt.

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