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subscribeMy Heart Is in There Somewhere…
April 13th, 2012
(more photos from Easter Sunday)
These people, they have my heart…
Have a happy weekend!
xoxo
Easter Fest
April 10th, 2012
On Easter Eve, Ella Faye and I baked and decorated chocolate bunny cupcakes. She delicately built each little face and sneakily ate a few pink noses for good measure. I love baking with this girl. She always seems to find a way to get each ingredient onto her tongue.
After, we laid out a nice spread for the Easter Bunny. He needed a carrot, “a-course” and a bunny! cupcake! and a glass of water. And then my girl worked her little hands in careful, so intentional strokes to spell his name. And her daddy and I melted.
And the bunny paid his visit.
When morning came we inspected our baskets, ate and dressed in our normal hurried Sunday morning fashion, and headed to Easter Mass. My mom took Poppy into her arms at the start of mass, and – it was an Easter miracle. That baby slept a good half hour, which meant we all got to stay in the pew, sit side by side, and actually listen to the readings. Of course once she did wake up, she let that bottled up feist bubble over as I walked her down the aisle to communion. Hair pulling, fist in my mouth shoving, clawing at my cheeks, flailing to break free feist. I’m sure we were a sight. And it wouldn’t be complete without her squint-eye (practically a wink) and sideways grin once we’re back in our pew. She looks at me as though it were a skit we planned all along, and we’ve most definitely just pulled off the spectacle we were hoping for.
After lunch and naps we headed across the street to my parents’ house for egg coloring, egg hunting, dinner, and general fun outside in the gorgeous weather. I’d say Yaya and Papa did better than the Easter Bunny. A bubble machine. A bubble machine, and the girls went wild.
It was a sweet day spent together as a family. There has been a heavy weight surrounding our pack recently, brought on by medical issues and overwhelmingness. Easter Sunday and time together was what we needed. I’m ever grateful for my parents and our relationship. I was blessed with them. And every day I know the blessing of this man and these little souls I share my life with. All of them and my faith in Him is all I need.
I hope your Easter weekend was beautiful.
xoxo
At the Easter Egg Hunt
April 9th, 2012
On Saturday we took the girls to the annual Easter egg hunt at our church. I am so thankful to be a part of that community – I grew up a part of this church and am thrilled that our girls will grow and learn in that same rich environment.
We had a blast. Poppy went on her first Easter egg hunt and decided she only needed just the one pink egg to fill her basket. Ella gathered a nice collection out on the field, which grew considerably when a boy from one of our favorite families came by and donated half his basket to her. He did the same thing last year and his sweetness got me again.
There were photos with the Easter Bunny and a trip to the balloon animal station for bunny balloons. Ella was entirely smitten with her puffed-out green bunny, but the thing about balloons, you see…once we got home, he was only a pair of legs and shriveled up head with big eyes. So we had a talk about how balloons don’t like to stick around for too long, always disappearing or floating away, so we have to enjoy them while we can…
It was a great morning and kickoff to our Easter weekend. Everything is so much fun with little people around. I’m so grateful to relive these exciting occasions through my girls.
Here are a few captures of the egg hunt along with some Instagrams from the morning:
We hope you had a wonderful Easter! I’ll be back later with more memories of our Easter celebration with family.
xoxo
Easter Weekend
April 26th, 2011
Poppy’s first Easter
Sunday morning I woke up and lay in bed waiting to hear Ella over the monitor. I was anxious to hear what she’d say about the eggs on her floor but I think they kind of just confused her. She is a very orderly child – everything has its place, and those eggs were not there when she went to bed…
We went in to get her up and let her follow the egg trail into the front room. We rummaged through what the Easter Bunny left in our baskets. Ella Faye was pretty excited about her Rody horse.
Good morning!
She really loves this glow-in-the-dark wand too. I think this may be her new favorite thing. Do any of you with kids out there watch Super Why on PBS? It’s Ella’s favorite show and immediately when she started playing with this wand, she started reciting everything that “Princess P” says. “My speh-ing (spelling) wand!” “With dis wand, I can make a O!” “Princess P to da riscue!”
I was so grateful to be feeling better enough to make it to Mass, and off to church we went, in our Easter best. (That’ll be tomorrow…geez, are you tired of our Easter yet?) 
After church we went to my parents’ house for fun and gathering with family. I was so proud of Ella for not being shy. It took her a little while to warm up to everyone, but soon she was chatting and riding her Rody and blowing bubbles and climbing into pie cabinets…
She completely won my heart again with this. Ridiculously funny and cute. Just have a hand ready to knock on the door and this could entertain her for hours. She is the perfect size. I remember when the most fun thing I could think to do was sit in a box. I wish I could fit in that pie cabinet with her…
After lots of food and desserts and nice visits, we came home and relaxed the rest of the night.
Now we are left with cookies and candy and a two pound chocolate bunny (thanks Mom and Dad). I have been drinking hot tea like a mad woman.
Feeling better and feeling blessed. Grateful to know the real spirit of this Easter season. Here’s to new life and new beginnings. Here’s to you and a wonderful week.
