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PHOTO GALLERY: BKYC Easter


  • By Rachel S. OHara
  • | 4:00 a.m. March 31, 2013
  • Longboat Key
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PHOTO GALLERY: BKYC Easter
Waylon Carr, 2, shows his mom, Caroline, the Easter egg he received from the Easter Bunny.
Waylon Carr, 2, shows his mom, Caroline, the Easter egg he received from the Easter Bunny.
Addie Jesswein, Crystal Jesswein, Emma Jesswein, 8, Gus Jesswein and Joseph Jesswein, 1 ½.
Addie Jesswein, Crystal Jesswein, Emma Jesswein, 8, Gus Jesswein and Joseph Jesswein, 1 ½.
Rob Edwards stands next to his Easter display inside Bird Key Yacht Club.
Rob Edwards stands next to his Easter display inside Bird Key Yacht Club.
Jade Gallagher, 10, with her sisters Emma, 8, and Brooke, 5, and their pink bunny balloons.
Jade Gallagher, 10, with her sisters Emma, 8, and Brooke, 5, and their pink bunny balloons.
Rene and Patrick DiPinto with their daughters Abby, 3, and Samantha, 5.
Rene and Patrick DiPinto with their daughters Abby, 3, and Samantha, 5.
Magician Stevie Dee does a card trick with Jade Gallagher, 10.
Magician Stevie Dee does a card trick with Jade Gallagher, 10.
Magician Stevie Dee turns Ben Elliot, 12, into a bunny rabbit.
Magician Stevie Dee turns Ben Elliot, 12, into a bunny rabbit.
Children pick out their Easter baskets before hunting for eggs at Bird Key Yacht Club.
Children pick out their Easter baskets before hunting for eggs at Bird Key Yacht Club.
Children ran around the back of Bird Key Yacht Club picking up Easter eggs Sunday afternoon.
Children ran around the back of Bird Key Yacht Club picking up Easter eggs Sunday afternoon.
Children had fun collecting Easter eggs Sunday, March 31, at Bird Key Yacht Club.
Children had fun collecting Easter eggs Sunday, March 31, at Bird Key Yacht Club.
Julia Weigand, Caroline Weigand and Samantha Pursley
Julia Weigand, Caroline Weigand and Samantha Pursley
Allison and Jason Castilow with their son Henry, 9.
Allison and Jason Castilow with their son Henry, 9.
An ice sculpture of an Easter basket with a real chocolate rabbit in the middle.
An ice sculpture of an Easter basket with a real chocolate rabbit in the middle.
Amanda, Holly, Rene and Mayson Brooks
Amanda, Holly, Rene and Mayson Brooks
Trudy and Ed Gremp with Jane and Justin Tracy
Trudy and Ed Gremp with Jane and Justin Tracy

 

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