Easter for us this year has been glorious. And what bank holidays should be about. Family. Mr B’s parents arrived on Thursday last week and have been with us for nearly a week. The perfect excuse for me to stop. Which seems odd given that we have guests but once the fridge is stocked, the beds made and their car on our drive, we shut the door and hunker down.
We have had a long weekend of eating, drinking, reading papers, puzzles and general chatter.
On Easter Sunday it was lunch for 11 at the local pub. By a stroke of luck C even had the day off so came along with boyfriend Mr D. My folks, all the teens, Mr B and his folks, and my granny, it was what Sunday lunch is all about. And I didn’t even cook it!! And then all back to our house for a play with the coffee machine, more food, and a snooze on the sofa <stares at my mum>.
It couldn’t have been a more perfect Easter.
That picture above sums it all up pretty well. Normally that coffee table is clear of everything other than a chess set and a monster candle. It’s a beast at about 6′ by 4′ and I try to keep it clear because if it looks messy the whole room looks messy. This weekend though? To hell with it. It showed that we were a family on holiday. There are crosswords, sudokus, chocolate, newspapers, feet up on it, books, crafts that have been made, instructions for the posh camera. You name it, it is pretty much on that table and it sums up beautifully what our Easter was about.
As do these snaps:
I want to come to play – ooooo I will – in TWO SLEEPS!
Creme Egg Brownies … omg you made these?? you kept this quiet Barrow !!
ummmmm…. #awkward
Same her with the table. It’s constantly full of ‘stuff’, but I kind of love the chaos of it all when everyone’s home. Glad you had such a blissful, restful Easter.
LOVE that! Looks similar to my easter – but for the fact that you’re missing a paddling pool! *goes off in search of 3D glasses to copy the cool teens
This sounds perfect!
I reckon Easter round the Barrow’s is a proper relaxing treat! Oh to be snuggled on that sofa.
Soon, sofa…soon.
Yum and some great fun x
Sounds perfect! It’s lovely having all the family together 🙂
Love the mess! Sounds like a fun and relaxing time. You can’t beat it 🙂
OMG! The Creme Egg bake thing! How was it?! As good as it looks…pleeeease tell me it was as good as it looks?!
*wipes chocolate off sides of mouth* They were LUSH
Sounds like a perfectly relaxed Easter weekend. you really couldn’t fit another thing in your fridge could you! That cream egg brownie thing looks AMAZING!
OMG that creme egg bake looks good. I’m afraid to say that if I had a coffee table it would look like that all the time. Minus the chocolate as either me or little man would have scoffed it x
Creme Egg brownies!! They look awesome! Looks like you’ve had a great weekend.
Dog aside those could have been my house too!
How were the brownies? I’m so tempted but then I have a slight suspicion they may be too much of a good thing….
They were AMAZING. And very easy to do too!
It sounds like the perfect Easter to me! Family and chocolate – what more do you need?!
Oh wow it sounds like the perfect Easter. I can almost picture you all sitting in the pub enjoying yourselves. It’s weird but great to just stop and go with the flow – especially as a family. I love that full fridge and those Creme Egg Brownies look awesome xxx