I Don't Have Easter Pictures

Easter kind of got the shaft this year.

There were no dyed eggs.  There were no new Easter outfits.  There was no Easter Dinner.  There are no Easter Pictures.

I told Jason that I needed to let Easter know that if it wanted a chance to get celebrated, it really needs to come earlier than April 24.  We have been so busy. I know, I know, everyone is busy, but we are at the tail-end of birthday season and we have had celebrating going on for months.  Just a quick recap:

 

January 30 -- Alaina's birthday

February 14 -- Valentines Day

March 6 -- Katie's birthday

March 17 -- Bethany is born!

April 3 -- My birthday

April 6 -- Jason's birthday

April 17 -- Levi's birthday

April 24 -- Easter

May 1 -- Caleb's birthday

May 8 -- Mother's Day

 

Throw in spring break, a big project, "normal" life, and caring for a new baby and I just didn't have it in me.  After all, like Alaina said, "Mom...what in the world do eggs have to do with Jesus??"  Good question, babe.

So, I gladly bestow the mother of the year award on every mom who had their act together. Because I didn't.  I did send Jason out to the store to grab a few treats for Easter baskets...I don't think I could have totally skipped those.  And on Easter afternoon, after church, I did manange to bake a batch of egg-shaped cookies for the kids to decorate (because really, decorating hard boiled eggs isn't as fun as actually wanting to eat what you decorate.) 

And given the fact that Levi had been up a bunch of times the night before throwing up (from coughing so hard), after our sunrise breakfast potluck and church service, this is what most of the day looked like...complete with mattress pulled into the living room.

And there was a lot of this...

So there you have it...our not so Eastery Easter.  I did take some fun photos of the girls the day before, which hopefully I will share soon.  But right now, I am going to hang out with the hubby who just got back from a trip to Jakarta to pick up Bethany's passport.  You'd think that after all these years it would seem normal, but really, a five week old with a passport? Fun times.

Comments

[Rhadonda]

Seriously i think your celebration of Easter as a family is the best!! Together, baking, eating, sleeping. Who could ask for more? I was hoping to crash just like your picture after sunrise service, morning worship and family lunch but instead our basement flooded. Missouri, getting TONS of rain right now. So Easter evening was spent with the shop vac and trash bags. God works all things for good. My basement needed cleaned out anyway! Now just waiting for carpet to dry. He is Risen! That's what matters!

[Dee]

I too think you did the right thing with your remembrance of Easter. You're right, egg shaped cookies are better than hard boiled eggs. One suggestion for coughs. Lather the bottom of the feet at bedtime with Vicks vapor rub or the equivalent. Proclaimed to work by the Cleveland Clinic. He is risen indeed!

[phillipsfamily]

Yea, we do the Vicks Vapor rub thing and it usually works.  I just wasnt thinking of it that night.  If its not for nursing, Jason does all middle of the night kid duties!