Happy Easter!

We at NorCalAllens want to wish you and yours a happy easter, or something else. I've always enjoyed this holiday because I like sunshine. Daphne seems to be enjoying the day (her second) in the picture to the right, I mean left (trying a new format....).







Here is a picture of Emma, Kelly and Rob at Easter. Emma is super tired from her egg hunt. She did very well collecting eggs, but kept on emptying her basket once it was full.












Here is the aftermath of the egg hunt.

I posted the above because I know you all like those pretty Daphne smiles. This was taken the morning of Easter.

We had a nice Easter meal outside NorCal style. Here is Kelly and Emma, the latter in her retro-flapper finery.

Here's the main table with all of the great food. You can see Papa there enjoying food and an orange juice cocktail.

Birthday

What better way to kick off the sunny time of year than a birthday party for Grandma! The picture above is of the cousins in their birthday finest. Below you will find Daphne framed by the shadows of an old tree. She likes bark.

Here's a nice picture of Kathie and her two granddaughters on her birthday.

One of Daphne's favorite things to do is help us organize our drawers.


We had Kathie, Allen, Rob, Kelly and Emma down from Sac and cousin Lisa and Kevin out from Jersey for breakfast at our place.

Do you know what Zachary's pizza is? They have a contest every year for poster art to adorn their walls. This is Kelly's entry which is a play on the Spice of Life festival that we have here in North Berkeley every year. I hope she wins because that'll mean the Vellanoweths will come down to Berkeley for some nice deep dish.