Benefields' Easter

Friends,   Here is a quick report from our trip to the Macon Mall and a picture of the Benefield kids.  We loaded up the whole Hee-haw gang to go to Macon for pictures with the Easter Bunny.  When we arrived, Easter B was on a 45 minute smoke break while kids and cranky parents lined up down the mall waiting to pay too much for a picture of questionable quality.  After a fifty minute wait, Carlie and Jay Allen crawled in the Easter Bunny's lap and were perfect -- for about 20 seconds.  But, as luck would have it, the photographer was not ready and Carlie made the mistake of looking into the Easter Bunny's mouth.  It scared her (and if you look closely at the picture attached, you can understand why) and she was ready to leave.  I tried to talk her into staying in the bunny fit for Halloween's lap, but she would have none of it.  I was a bit bent out of shape with the Bunny photography team for not being ready when the kids were set, but I did not make a scene - I just gathered my children and left in a somewhat foul mood.  Carlie was disappointed about the whole ordeal because she had been so looking forward to seeing the Easter Bunny.  About the time we made it to the 2nd floor Food Court, Carlie told me she wanted to go back and have her picture taken with Easter B.  After promises that she would not be afraid of him this time, we dutifully rolled back across the mall and headed back to the get pictures taken.  I didn't actually see a clown car, but one had clearly unloaded and all the people it disgorged had gotten in line to see the Easter Bunny. Only twenty-five minutes after we got back in line, we were at the Easter Bunny's lap again.  To the Bunny photography team's credit, they were very efficient this time around.  Package chosen, kids seated, camera ready in ten seconds.  To the kid's credit, they both were very patient while the photographers sought the perfect picture, even though the smiles faded before the picture was actually taken and Jay Allen's hair went into a high hover from the fan blowing right on the Bunny. After the whole picture adventure was over, we moved back to the food court for a bite of dinner when Carlie spotted the merry-go-round.  She and Jay Allen paid to ride one time and then won unlimited free rides that were in the middle of the Easter Eggs they were giving away.  I finally fibbed to her that the last "Free Ride" she won was only good for her next visit to the mall -- amazingly, she bought that one and was ready for dinner.  If you ever eat at the Macon Mall, you should know that the Cajun restaurant is run by Chinese people.  Normally, this kind of ethnic discrepancy would not be relevant -- like in the case of the African Americans who run the Italian restaurant -- they serve Italian food  (and it ain't half bad - that's what we had for dinner).  In the case of the Cajun restaurant, they serve Chinese food, but they give the food Cajun names -- like the General Tso's Chicken that is mysteriously named "Louisiana Chicken" at their restaurant.  It is pretty humorous, but a little disappointing if you are hungry for some good Cajun food. We finished dinner and had an uneventful ride home to Warner Robins - all in all, a good time. That is a day in the life of the Benefields - hope you are all doing well!