Easter 2014

The night before Easter, Kherington woke up screaming.  First she needed to go potty.  Then on the way back to the bathroom she noticed her Easter basket wasn't where she left it.  Then she was afraid of the Easter bunny and informed me that Daddy put a note on the door when the Leprechaun came, so we needed a note on the door to tell the Bunny it wasn't allowed in the kids room either.  Done.

Well, a couple hours later, pre-sunrise, Kevin woke up and some how found their Easter baskets in the dark playroom then woke his sister up.  This year they each got a shirt (Jonathan's was just taken from his drawer...kinda forgot about him), an Ocotonauts toy to share and some eggs to hunt for with a note saying if they were good there would be more eggs to find.  They were so not impressed with the eggs.  They didn't want to find them, then told us they don't like rolos or smarties or snickers.  They were okay with the licorice.  I remember thinking any candy was awesome when I was their age.

I actually bought Kherington and Kevin a new church outfit for Easter.  Kevin wore his...really I just like the vest and tie.  Kherington decided she didn't want to wear her bright pink dress she picked out and instead opted for a grey one.  I guess Europe style rubbed off on her a little. 

We went to the Parente's house for Easter dinner and had a great time celebrating, relaxing, playing and chatting.  Jonathan was passed from one person to the next.  Aunt Marie (it was her 80th birthday) could calm him down without the pacifier or feeding him...now that is talent.  By the end of the night Kherington was asking to go home because she was tired.  This is pretty much unheard of but she really was tired.  I don't think we had started the car before both kids were out cold.

We did Resurrection eggs for Family home evening and the kids enjoyed opening them.  I'm not sure they really got much out of it, but maybe as they get older.  I really like all the make believe parts of holiday's but it is important to realize why it truly is a special day.