Easter

After a week full of Easter activities and other busyness, we managed to cram in more Easter on Sunday.

Our first task of the day was to see what the Easter Bunny had left {and to make sure he hadn't hippity hopped into Avery's room}.  Side note: One day I really am going to learn to order PBK holiday items when they list them months before the actual holiday.  Sam had to make do with his small basket from last year.  Sam had a small basket last year because I could only get Avery a small basket by the time I ordered for her first Easter.  Anyway, PBK lesson learned for the 50th time.  The Easter Bunny added to Avery's dollhouse and Sam's zoo and provided books, project activities, and baby necessities for Sam.

For breakfast I did the orange roll bunnies from Pinterest, substituting the homemade dough for the Pillsbury variety.  All went well until I put them in the oven.  Either the directions had the time wrong or our oven is cooking hot/fast.  Sam made his breakfast on a few tops, but thank goodness for Bojangles.  My hashtag for this photo was #pinthis.

Ned and Avery went to Sunday school and then Sam and I joined them.  It was rainy and cold and I was disappointed, even though we have had beautiful Easters since Avery was born.  Sam cried when I left him, then started again when he came in for the children's sermon.  Church went a little long, making me nervous about our lunch at Mimi's.  I was more nervous when we picked up a very sluggish Sam from the nursery.  I had to run home and pick up some things, and when I got to Mimi's Avery fell apart because I had brought her booster seat for Sam.  She just couldn't get it together, family wanted to visit, and Sam wanted to eat.  There are times when I feel like I have not found an appropriate chill pill balance for holidays and I hate that because I usually end up stressed.

 My father-in-law got a few pictures of us with Ned's camera.  My editing skills aren't good enough to make me look better than I felt.

 

We came home for naps, and I laid down because I wasn't feeling well.  Once the kids got up, we redressed Avery to try to get some pictures in their outfits.  We started strolling to the pond, but there were kids there and it got cloudy and cold.  We came inside and got a few just to say we had.  Luckily Sam had his one-year portraits in his outfit.  I'm sure you're starting to notice where I have to position my kids to get good light in the afternoon/evening.

By this point I wasn't feeling well and my eye was red and getting gross.  I called to get our family practice doctor on-call, and luckily it was mine.  He called in an antibiotic which would take care of my eye and sinus infection.  Avery and I went to get my medicine and picked up some dinner since I couldn't get to the grocery store.  After the kids went to bed we watched The Bible but my eye was so bad I couldn't enjoy it.

Rain, sickness, bad moods, and crazy schedules made it a very real holiday, but we know that the main reason of the day is celebrating our risen Lord and that is all that matters.  The pictures will do, the bunnies will be tried again, and Sam and I are hopefully healing as we prepare to enjoy the rest of our spring break.