Happy Easter! This year it felt more like November than April, waking up to pouring rain and grey skies...a total anomoly for us here in the desert. On Saturday morning I sent Asher and Corey to the local park for the community Easter events which are usually so fun for the kids. I guess somebody whimped out due to the rain and cancelled the whole thing without any notice or signs. Asher went down a slide, drenched his clothes in process, and they came home. What a bummer!
Corey's parents were in town this weekend, so everyone came over for an Easter BBQ in the evening. We ate, visited, and Corey challenged any takers to some more Wii (surely the newness will wear off soon??) Claudia gives us each a See's Rocky Road egg for Easter each year. I am always horrified by the fat content in that delectible, cute, little, half marshmallow egg...and I always manage to eat the whole thing within a day. A little here, a little there and somehow it dissapears. Very mysterious, and very yummy.
My Easter baking experiment...a "Pink Azalea"cake.
Dying eggs was a highlight this year. We told Ash to gently place the eggs into the dye, and his interpretation involved simply dropping them into it, so we had a couple of casualties but he had fun.
Easter morning was entertaining watching Asher excitedly bound down the stairs at the sight of his Easter loot. The Easter Bunny gave Asher a "Thomas" backpack in lieu of a basket loaded with fun stuff. He thinks it's pretty cool to have a backpack since Daddy always has one with him. Of course, Daddy's isn't nearly as cool. It was a fun morning, and a fun holiday.
Ash just had to try on the bunny hat. And bounce around the house.
Ash just had to try on the bunny hat. And bounce around the house.
I am torn on major holidays as the "true meaning" seems to get so muddled with all the other festivities. I admit that Corey and I are easily sucked in to the frenzy of the commercialism...it is fun, after all. We have a lot of friends who have the Easter Bunny visit their homes on Saturday, so that Sunday can be focused on the real meaning of Easter, the resurrection of Jesus Christ and all that it encompasses. I wonder if we should do the same, or if we'll be able to strike a better balance ...it just seems tricky to let the kids get all excited over candy and prizes from the Easter Bunny, and then to try switching to a more meaningful tone all in the same morning.
These are a few recent pics I wanted to post:
These are a few recent pics I wanted to post:
Asher loves to frost those cupcakes...and eats as much frosting as he can in the process.
Still helping with the laundry.
Sharing ice cream cones with the little buddy.
7 comments:
Your cake looks delicious. You look amazing. I can't believe you just had a baby. He is SO cute and is looking so healthy with those chubby little cheeks.
woops my husband did not make the above comment. that would be a bit weird if he talked like that. it was me, Jen:).
haha.. i do the same thing with the frosting!! lol. i miss you guys.. asher is growing up way too fast!! we love you
My sister also does Easter on Sunday and has loved doing it that way. I think I will probably do the same, but we will see. Your boys are getting so big and Beckett gets cuter every time I see him! How much does he weigh these days?
It looks like you are adjusting very well. Sorry about the weather, that always makes it not as fun. I love to bake, but I hate to frost
Love love love that photo of Asher and the laundry. Diesel does the same thing when he helps me but I've never snapped a shot. looks like a great easter!
We had a rainy Easter too-- weird, huh? We also do the Saturday Easter Bunny thing and think it's a really nice compromise. Whatever you decide, I'm sure you will do the right thing. :)
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