Easter Sunday 2013

Easter Sunday was a gorgeous Sunday (for the most part), then it rained...but my family and I had a great time worshipping at our church, Mt. Olive Baptist Church in Hattiesburg, MS, followed by the usual get-together at my parents' home in Rose Hill, MS.  All of my parents 11 grandchildren (plus one extra little guy) were present to take part in the Easter Egg hunt normally given each year.  The two oldest kids which are my brother's oldest two are too old (by our egg hunt guidelines) to be hunting eggs...so they just watched the commotion of the other 9 children. 
Coral was the Allen family Easter color this year.  What can I say? We totally rocked that coral! 

This photo was taken at my parents' home in the country (see the wagon wheels and farmland in the back)

 

I was able to put Leila's dress together easily after finding the right organza overlay material to compliment her dress.  The dress is made from a Newlook Pattern 6202 and she wanted to wear her little white cardigan over it.  My outfit, however, took some modifications.  I used the Simplicity Pattern 1690 and reversed the satin for the top to use the crepe back (just so I won't look too shiny for Easter) and used the shiny satin side for the skirt.  The skirt was cut to size, but I extended the waist just a little because I knew I was going to eat at my mother's house and did not want to burst zippers! LOL! Telly chose to dress almost like his son with a suit of almost the same pattern, paired with a coral shirt.  All I can say is wow...here are some more pictures of us on Easter Sunday.