Easter is the annual family feast with ceremonial tossing of the pigskin. We all gather at Chez Brother's house for roast beast and frolic. This year the girl cousins decided to cheer for the footballers and the boy cousin decided to observe..... our cast of characters follows:
Taylor, 6, hates all food. Except sometimes hotdogs and stuff on the outdoor grill. Head cheerleader and frequent instigator.
Above, Justin, age 4, too young to catch so far.... but hopes to join in next year... favorite food is chicken noodle soup... less frequent instigator.
Above, Maddie, age 3, loves carbs and aspires to be head cheerleader. Usually instigated upon.
Above, as Maddie watches Taylor demonstrates some of the finer points of cheer athleticism as Uncle Bubba gets the football from the shed of glory.
Leaving your feet as often as possible (above and below) is essential. Holding a small purple shovel is optional.
Above, Taylor rounds out her display with a cartwheel and (below) Maddie shows what she's learned.
Facial expressions noting intensity are vital in conveying the pleasure of rooting on the home team... or ball tossers.
One must be versatile enough to show happy sideways.
Above, pink shovel and ring pop may be used in place of pom poms. Below, Taylor, with blue lips, gives final pep briefing to her new apprentice as Uncle Bubba heads back from the shed with the official football.
Below.... first catch is SUCCESS.... and everyone is thrilled.... excellent form is shown by the cheer squad and Justin was loudly happy too.
You know you've done well when the player applauds your effort!
After the big toss cheer person Maddie re-hydrates and gets ready for CARBS.
Below.... note to Justin. If you're going to bean your sister with a yellow plastic egg... don't do it in front of your crazy blogging Uncle.
Above, the look you get if you ask Little Bit to share her cake pop. Below, sugar high was in full sway when I arrive.
Everyone was glad to see me.
All the little childrens engaged in an Easter egg hunt.....except Hudson, Little Bit, and Madison
Above and below, Justin on the trail of EGG.
Above, Madison and bubbles. Below, Hudson and, well, perplexed.
Above, one of the grandkids is from Laos... but we've never seen her face.
Above, Mrs. Aunt Grandma Di fixin the fixins. Below, nut cake. Appropriate.
Above, Rachel ponders the meaning of life, Hudson ponders the meaning of cake pop, and Johnathan just ponders.
Hudson poses.
And pokes....
A touching moment between father and daughter.... father on right.
Grandpa levitates the critters.
Piling on. All photos taken with the Nikon D3 and 24-70mm lens. ASA 6400 indoor, 400 outdoor, F5.6.
