Easter Weekend, 2004

Happy Easter! Easter weekend was a busy one. We went to Iowa to visit my great grandmother and also celebrated Dad’s birthday.

In the photo here, I’m with my favorite toy – my Rattlin’ Rabideau Rabbit. He’s named after my Mom’s friend Susan Rabideau, who gave it to me. We just say ‘Bunny’ for short.

By the way, if you’ve already looked at my April 2004 page, you’ll see a trend. There’s several shots of me reaching up to the camera. I’ve become quite fascinated with Mom and Dad’s digital camera. I love looking at the pictures right after they’re taken. However, I get a little eager and start grabbing for the camera before Mom and Dad even snap the photo!

I got to see the Easter Bunny at Mom’s work. I wasn’t so sure about that. I was also very ready for a nap.

There was also an Easter egg hunt, but I didn’t get into that either. However, we also had one in Iowa with my third cousins, yes, third cousins, that I enjoyed much more.

Speaking of third cousins, here I am with them. Don’t ask me their names, though. This is when relatives get far enough removed that it takes a lot of explaining as to how they are actually related. Let’s just say this is part of Dad’s Mom’s family.

We got together for Easter Sunday lunch at a banquet hall. I performed a little after-dinner music for the crowd.

left to right: Evan Whitaker, Velva DeLong, David Whitaker

Of course, the real purpose of the trip was to see my great grandmother. She’s 89. My great grandfather passed away in December. She seems to be doing okay. I helped out by taking her hand and walking her to the car after our Easter Sunday lunch.

Then there was also Dad’s birthday. Among other things, Mom and I gave him this photo. We had it taken in February at Target. You can click on on the button below to see the rest of the photos from that sitting.

This page last updated January 30, 2008.