Our Easter
Easter was a little different this year in that we celebrated on two different days: One Sunday at Grandma and Grandpa’s house with family and one Sunday at our home.
We had a family meal and hunted for eggs on this glorious spring day.
It’s kind of tough to find eggs in Grandma’s big backyard. Sometimes little guys need some help. Thanks, Daddy!
Big guys can take this sort of thing pretty seriously. If they do, they find the lion’s share.
It was a gorgeous day and my children enjoyed themselves. The older cousins seem to be doing well and that’s a pleasure to see. It was especially fun having three dogs there. Grandma and Grandpa have a dog, Tolly, and Ian’s sister and her husband have a dog name George. We brought Solstice along, too. This makes for a Big Dog Party.
A week later, on Easter morning, we enjoyed our own peaceful family ritual. As usual, the kids were up bright and early.
The Easter Bunny brought traditional goodies: fruits, flowers, eggs to find, and Easter baskets.
There was much cavorting, despite Asher being ill with flu. There are some things a boy simply must do, no matter how he feels, and hunting for goodies at 7 a.m. on Easter morning is one of them.
But this sort of thing isn’t just for little boys. No. Bigger boys still love it, too.
(Our Easter basket grasses were just grown in enough.)
Easter Bunny brought a book for each of my sons,
a sweet bunny (matchy-matchy rainbow bunnies!), and a special new hat.
The boys were also given gorgeous new painting boards and painting jar holders for their watercolors. These are going to come in handy, I tell you!
There’s nothing quite like early morning chocolate and strawberries to make for a special day.
And, while we probably shouldn’t have risked it, we hosted my parents and brother for a little Easter luncheon outside. (They were brave to come.) We enjoyed simple croissant sandwiches, fruit salad, and pie. Ian and Asher were really not feeling well, so we kept it short. Thank goodness none of our guests fell ill afterward. All things considered, it was pretty ideal to host since we got to have a low-key celebration and didn’t have to miss out on a party happening elsewhere. That would have been so disappointing.
I mentioned before that this flu ultimately wiped us all out for more than a week. Ian is finally back to work today, thanks to the antibiotics he’s taking to treat a bronchial infection. I’ve limped through a rush editing job all week with flu. Things got a little grim around here, but I think we’re on the mend. I’m glad I’m finally able to share our Easter. I think I had to slog through the muck before I could think happy thoughts again.
