Hoppy Easter!

Alexis woke up not knowing what the day was all about.  We hadn’t really talked much about Easter, the meaning behind it or what she’d be doing.  Let’s face it… she’s 22 months old!

So, I took her on a walk around the house and we searched in nooks & crannies… I’m sure she thought I was out of my mind.  But when she looked past the shower curtain in her bathroom… she seemed to figure out exactly what she had been looking for.

 

In her basket, she found a few play balls, a bubble wand, sidewalk chalk and Peeps!!!!  The Easter Bunny must have known about her milk & soy allergy, because they appeared to be safe for her to eat… and she like them all the same:  Alexis’ first Peep!

After an abbreviated naptime, it was off to Busha & Dzia Dzia’s house for an early dinner.  She had to search for her basket there as well.  She was able to find Noah’s and then found hers in a similar location.  She dug right in… and went after her new favorite treat… Peeps!

  

Of course, we didn’t leave Noah out of the festivities… he looks like a little stud in the outfit my Godmother gave him (Thanks, Auntie Susie!).  He found some goodies in his basket… as did Alexis.  She laid claim to his Peeps within seconds!

After dinner, we headed outside for Alexis’ Easter Egg Hunt.  The “Bunny” did a good job “hiding” the plastic, candy-filled eggs, but Alexis was too smart.  She was so proud of herself, she would find an egg and tell the rest of us what she did: “I found it. I found it.” 

But another highlight of the day was something you saw earlier… the bunnies have multiplied (as rabbits tend to do, right?).  These are the wooden Easter baskets my siblings and I grew up with.  A family friend made them for us right around the time Carissa was born and we’ve loved them ever since.Well, the four of them, became seven this year… with additions for Alexis & Noah and Christopher’s fiance’s son, Tristan.   You have no idea how special that is to me!  Mom and Dad did a great job replicating the originals. 

And by the end of the day, Alexis had finished an entire package of five Peeps and crashed from the sugar high and Noah missed a nap and was just as cranky.  But really, would I have it any other way?  Nah!