A Brighter Easter.

It’s April!

April brings lots of fun things. Like….

fun colorful rain booties.

and Barbie kites.

And Easter.


I’m SO SO proud of this little bunny.  Holding her head up so well.  Love!
Cutest little back rolls ever.

Mmm..baby toes!
Crocheted eggs and blanket from Paula, a gymnastics momma.  Click HERE to like her facebook fan page.
Hat and Diaper cover set from Babee Stitches.  Basket from Aunt Angie. Baby from me.  🙂
Boring eggs.  Waiting for something brighter in their lives.
Fun eggs.  Green eggs have more fun.

Pixie Pie, coloring Easter eggs for the very first time. She is just frightened she might get it on her dress. That’s what the scared face is.

I love the cheap little Easter egg stickers that never have enough stick to stay.
Try not smile when you look at these.  It’s impossible.

Pixie’s Easter outfit is extremely special to me. This was the sweater, bonnet and booties I wore for my first Easter. My father’s grandmother knitted these for me.




I love getting Easter cards in the mail.


but I love to send them even more.

Every Easter, Momma Mia and Richard have an egg hunt with all of the grandchildren. Momma spends a great amount of time putting together special baskets for each child and makes over 300 eggs with candy and coins. The kids love it!

Every year in the past, I always felt sad leaving the egg hunt.  Just a little jealous of all the little families sharing special memories.  Don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed watching my nieces and nephews gathering eggs and socializing with my siblings.  But it’s just not the same without a little.

Finally.  Finally we have our own little.  Finally we are one of those little families.   Finally we get to take our own family picture and OUR little gets her own little basket full of goodies.

Pixie spotted the eggs in the tree.  Such a good little egg hunter.

Asking my sister to take this picture of us and then seeing it on the back of the camera really made things real.  Real fun.  I’m so happy.  Holidays are going to be so much brighter with our little.

I love all things personalized.  Thanks for my bib Aunt Deana!
And this precious basket from Nana Holt.
I love pretty pretty place settings and colorful Easter mats that are over twenty years old.  We had a wonderful Easter dinner with Nana and Poo-pa Holt.

I love bright colorful decorations.  They help mask the drab weather and gray skies.

April is great. Even if it won’t stop raining and the thunder keeps us from sleeping at night. We have SO much to be thankful for.

Especially this here bunny purse from Nana Mary Anne. It’s a necessity really.

I love my big girl getting so strong. She’s able to hold her head up with just a little bit of a bob. So we are getting out the big girl toys. And she loves them.

Hi blog readers.
Really, could she be any cuter?  Nope.


Being a bunny is exhausting. Daddy is SO good at putting the bunny to sleep.  She loves her daddy.

Happy Easter friends! I hope yours was as bright and fun as ours. To many more!

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Crystal Jo

Crystal Jo is an Ohio-based wedding and lifestyle photographer, dreamer, believer and lover of life.

7 Comments

  1. kat on April 25, 2011 at 3:47 pm

    ohmygosh… love what you are doing HERE. keep it up 😉 miss you and cannot wait to see yer baby’s blues!



  2. Auntie Morgan Dzurko on April 25, 2011 at 4:05 pm

    I can’t help but smile while looking through at my little Niece Pixiee Jo Jo(: Give her kisses from auntie please <3 Love youuu!!



  3. Leslie on April 25, 2011 at 4:16 pm

    Pixie is SUCH a beauty!!!



  4. Carlos on April 25, 2011 at 5:33 pm

    Your pictures are beautiful and can’t believe how adorable Pixie Jo is!!!! You have both been blessed and can’t wait to see more of her growing up!!!! Love and Miss you guys!!!!



  5. Cyndi on April 25, 2011 at 8:44 pm

    Love all of these. So proud of your little.



  6. Aunt Angie on April 26, 2011 at 6:06 am

    Im so glad that you are enjoying your little and that you are sharing her with all of us. Thank you.



  7. e grandma an grandpa lanier on April 26, 2011 at 2:10 pm

    we love the pictures of pixiejo. she is just a beautiful baby.
    we miss seeing her’ she looks so happy and why not! she got a beautiful mom an dad.we can’t wait to you all.
    we enjoy the pictures , so keep them coming..
    love ya, grandma an grandpa