Stories of Brooks, Audra, Grady, Hillary, and Ryan: Easter in Dodgeville

Grandpa Gary briefs the boys on the rules of the 2011 Easter Egg Hunt.

Grandma Joan gives Audra some assistance.

Aunt Michelle, Cousin Luke, Grady and Mommy search the compound.

Cousin Luke shows Audra and Grandma the way to find more eggs.

Uncle Rick and Grandpa oversee the campaign from the observation deck.
Grandpa actually drew a map and number the locations of where the Easter Bunny left his eggs.
He retired on Thursday so I forsee a lot more of these type projects in the future.

Grady heads back with a basketful.

Luke celebrates another find.

Look what is hidden in this tree.

What do we have done here?

Murphy helps out with search.

Bears don't make purple eggs do they?

Cousin Luke demonstrates how to take a proper silly photo.

More Easter treats from Grandma and Grandpa.

Lunch time with a Bunny Cake for dessert.

Luke found a lost egg and shared it with Audra.

mmmm Bunny cake.

After lunch it was back outside for some F 150 off road action.
Luke decided to use the bean bag toss for jump ramp.

Luke takes a closer look and Grady offers his assistance. The F 150's top speed isn't quite high enough to get the proper lift needed to get it done.

Luke went it to ask for assistance. Meanwhile Grady did his best to free the truck.

After the boys were reminded that bean bag ramps were not for jumping trucks, Luke asked if he could take Audra for a ride.

Before we agreed, we made sure she was properly protected with blankets. We also gave Luke very specific rules to follow. #1 Only drive in slow gear. #2 Stay on the level area and don't go down the hill. #3 Be careful and watch where you are going.

Luke was very excited to have someone to drive around. Grady refuses to ride in the truck when Luke is around. When we asked him what the rules were he responded, "no running into people and no getting out of the car while I am driving it" not exactly what I said, but it was a start.