Although Easter was really late in the season this year, it seemed to sneak up on me. I had been thinking about the girls’ baskets for weeks and all of a sudden I had a mere days to finish them up! Luckily, I had been taking good notes and Ella had been making many requests over the previous weeks.
I am not a huge fan of candy for the kiddos, although they do get sweet treats. Instead of loading up on sugar, I usually shop for things that I would be buying them anyway. This year, Ella got a beach towel and bathing suit, silver sandals for spring/summer, a cute quilted purse that she spotted several weeks ago at a local shop {thanks, Sue}, some alphabet flashcards and the movie Tangled. There was also some candy, bubbles, kaleidoscope and hopping chick.
Sophie got a beach towel, bathing suit and sandals, too. She also got Melissa & Doug maracas, a bead maze that suctions to the high chair tray, a new sippy cup, some baby puffs and lollipops.
Ella was most excited that the bunny apparently shops at Sew Close to Home and Sophie was impressed with the lollipops.
I’m pretty sure I’ve told you how Easter goes down in our family, but it always gets puzzled looks, so I’ll share it again. We dye eggs in the days before Easter and put them in our baskets the night before hoping for a visit from Peter Cottontail. When he arrives, the eggs are hidden in the house {usually in the living/dining rooms} and replaced with lots of fun treats. When the girls get up, they sift through their baskets and then look to see where that silly rabbit hid their eggs.
There are always comments about how tall the bunny must be, but I remind Ella of his mad hopping skills and that if the eggs were hidden any lower they might be a midnight puppy snack. This year, that actually happened! We found a cracked shell on the floor, a smug weimeraner and were one egg short.
The Easter Bunny always hid our eggs when I was a little girl and I never knew that not everybody did that. We hide them again and again throughout the day, but the first round is always up to the big guy himself.
After baskets, egg hunting and a chocolate filled breakfast it was time to get all gussied up. Getting a photograph of all four of us {without that sneaky dog} is very difficult, but we managed a few that weren’t terrible. I opted for a more casual outfits for the girls this year and it was nice not to fuss with lace and slips. They wore their cutey-patootey felt headbands from our family shoot earlier this spring and Garan made these awesome get-ups.
After church, there was a YUMMY lunch and much egg hunting by the littles.
I’m hoping you enjoy these pictures, two weeks late, and that you’ll share how you celebrate Easter with your family! Does the bunny hide eggs at your house or is that a crazy family tradition we’ve managed to pass down?
