thank you, Jesus for easter!

a wonderful & happy easter to you & yours.  i hope your day was filled with the beauty of the Lord.

for our first easter in birmy, we invited our alabama family to have an easter potluck with us!

the mcgowans, potters, & hobgoods all joined in the fun.  & we are so grateful to have all of them over to celebrate the day with us.

{candid!  sarah is always ready.}

{my beautiful friends}

{tanky loves lola!!}

 {ogden & asher potter}

 {the fellas.  super cute.}

apparently, one of my new hobbies is decorating our table for dinner parties:

 {our super cute birds from the shockeys!}

 {bird salt & pepper shakers galore!}

 {an adorable easter tea towel from lisa!}

desserts first: a friend of mine posted a picture of a gorgeous rose cake on facebook awhile back.  i had to find out how she made it, & she was super kind to share her secrets.  this is my first attempt.  i will have to practice a little more, but it is such a neat cake.

 {it was lemon.  i know you are surprised.}

 {pistachio cookies!

a recipe from our harvey loft french friend.}

i'll tell you what: our birmingham friends can cook.  every time we get together, we share a phenomenal meal.  the mcgowans made a scrumptious beef tenderloin.  the potters made blake's favorite: deviled eggs.  & we got to try a new fabulous dish from the hobgoods: pineapple casserole.  sounds super weird, right?  no, super good.

 {a rendition of my mom's holiday favorite potatoes}

{a rendition of my stepmom's baked beans}

we hope you all had a joyous easter!

love love,

kjp.