Happy Holy week friends! Even with the world feeling a bit turned upside down, we will still celebrate Easter this weekend, even though it may look and feel a bit different, than ever before. Our planned celebrations include an early morning visit from the Easter bunny, getting Everette dressed in her Easter dress, streaming my Dad's sermon from home, zooming with our Sunday school class, and a backyard egg hunt later in the afternoon.
We will certainly miss seeing our church and extended family this year, but I want to keep things as normal, and celebratory as possible, so I'm planning to cook our traditional Easter lunch, just for the three of us. Ham, macaroni and cheese, broccoli casserole, strawberry salad, and rolls. Everette and I have also been up to some fun Easter activities this week, dying eggs of course, making bunny bait, resurrection rolls, and whipping up some rice krispy treats.
Pulling the Easter basket together might be at the bottom of your to do list right now, but here are a few ideas to help! Thanks to amazon, target drive up, and local curbside pickup, you can still easily pull it off!
Each year I like to put some new fun outdoor supplies in our basket like sidewalk chalk, and bubbles. I also like to put in some things we will need for all the beach and boat days coming, and they are coming friends! Sunscreen, a towel, and new sand toys.
We have of course out grown our swimsuits, and shoes from last year, so I always like to include a new swimsuit and natives for the upcoming season. I'm a big fan of sprinkling in necessities for holiday treats, so our basket this year also has some new pajamas, and Peppa pig underwear for my little one.
To keep it exciting, I of course had to add some cute chocolate bunnies, happy hoppers gummy bears, and a some Easter M & M's. In the past, I've always included some sort of a bunny lovey, but this year I traded that out for a new Easter book, for her to keep and enjoy over the years. With all the let down in the world right now, I can't wait to see her excited face on Easter morning when she sees her basket.
However you are spending the holiday this year, I pray it will be full of hope and joy for you and your family. Happy Easter from our home to yours.
MB
Hi friends,
We made it to April, and I honestly can't think of a better way to describe this past month. The last time I posted on the blog was on January 16th, and it was all about the fresh start of a new year. How different things look, and feel a couple of months later.
A few weeks ago, I was walking with a dear friend and was just saying how hopeful this new, early, season of Spring felt, and how ready I was. The beginning of the warm weather, a few flowers blooming here and there.
To be honest, the beginning of this year has been a bit challenging within my own home, seemingly, like one thing has happened after another, small things and heavier things. Right after that walk, the world started changing around all of us.
Slowly one thing being cancelled after another, and everything becoming in limbo. We all have things we were looking forward to that we are sad to miss. The big things, and the little things. For our family it started with my husband returning early from a trip planned for months, with his dad, my dad and my brother.
Beloved baby showers being cancelled and hosted virtually. We were so looking forward to taking our toddler to see Daniel Tiger this month, and now I'm just so grateful we never mentioned it to her. A concert that was a Christmas gift to my husband. Preschool Easter egg hunts with friends, family vacations and the list goes on. Still grateful that all of these things are small sacrifices when compared to so many.
And while so many things have been scratched off the calendar, there is still so much to look forward to. The corona virus will not stop the Easter bunny, at least not in our house. There are going to be precious babies born this month to my close friends, and we are anxiously awaiting our first niece or nephew, and the title of Aunt Megan, Uncle Josh and Big Cousin.
I am finding the silver linings by virtual moms nights in with lifeline friends, zooming with my women's bible study post bedtime, video messages to my preschoolers, long strolls every afternoon, and appreciating my neighborhood in full bloom more than ever before.
Every night that we go to sleep, and every morning that we wake up, we are one day closer to preschool, date nights, and Sunday school. Closer to beach days, extended family, and hugging someone's neck. One day soon we will be thinking back on this season, this Spring, and just how much madness it was. Hang in there friends!
MB
