I sit and write this on a gloomy, cloudy, rainy day, but when we celebrated Easter a couple of weeks ago the weather was perfect! It was sunny but not hot, ideal for sitting on my parents' patio sipping drinks and watching the kids hunt for Easter Eggs.
We took the family to Mass first thing in the morning and sang all of the Alleluias! The church was beautiful, with flowers and silks piled on every surface. Everyone wore their very best attire, and Audrey was especially proud of her twirly dress with pink flowers. She insisted on keeping it on until we went to Grandma and Grandpa's house so everyone could see her in all her beauty.
After Mass we returned home to grab a change of clothes and the kids found their Easter baskets waiting for them on the couch! As a family we gave up all sweets for Lent, so they literally couldn't contain their excitement when they saw Pez and Cadbury eggs and jelly beans, all for them! We let them choose a few treats to sample before leaving, and I'm pretty sure Edith ate an entire plastic egg's worth of jelly beans in one gulp.
We were sad to miss Tony and Catherine and the kids who were home with a stomach bug, but we did get to celebrate with THREE sets of grandparents and Uncle Ben! Whenever I tell people that my kids have all of their grandparents and six great grandparents to dote on them, I am reminded what a blessing that is! I love that for every family gathering we have to answer over and over the question, "So, which grandmas and grandpas are going to be there?"
It was a beautiful day of joy and celebration!
Happy Easter!
Is Blaise rocking a Mohawk? Beautiful pictures!!
ReplyDeleteHaha, yes! We did it as a joke after his bath, and he woke up the next morning with it still perfectly in place!
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