Easter smiles!

Kathryn’s school Easter party & egg hunt started off our Easter celebration…

Kathryn woke early Easter morning & asked, “Is the Easter bunny here to see me, NOW?” No he's very busy but he’ll come by while we were at church. This year, Kathryn traded in her pacifiers for big girl toys from the Easter bunny so “he will give them to the babies” & she shared how generous she was with everyone from her friends & teachers to the A/C repair man. I was a little skeptical that she would follow thru with it. We went up to bed that Saturday, Kathryn on her Daddy’s shoulders as she always does & when it came time to tuck her in she asked for them & No they're being washed because the Easter Bunny needs to take them in the morning…20 minutes later she was sleeping. Thank goodness. So that morning, as she opened her Easter basket, David & I really, really played up how she got ALL big girl gifts from the Easter bunny. He even left her a note thanking her for them & how she must be a very, big girl to want to give them to the babies. He left her a new Thomas the train set car, Thomas puzzle, gumball machine, & a coloring book with a new set of crayons all of hers were missing the paper because she did not like to color with the paper on the crayon. When we were talking about what she wanted from the Easter bunny & she mentioned new crayons while looking at her old ones & appeared surprised that someone could that. She’s a funny kid.

My parents are lucky to always find interesting & unique gifts. This Easter was no different, Kathryn's Easter package included...kaleidoscope, Melissa & Doug alphabet stamp set oh, how we love our abc's around here, a butterfly yes, that’s right a butterfly, & a pair of Melissa & Doug gardening gloves & an adorable hat! I have wanted to make more crafts with her so the stamp set was a great way to get started by making her very own bedroom mailbox. In it, we put little notes full with I love you’s & words of encouragement. The mason jar that houses her butterfly sits on the kitchen table so she can watch him during meals & pet him by tapping on the top of the jar. She loves the hat, but she refuses to wear the gloves outside. I think she is afraid to get them dirty, huh?…they’re gardening gloves! “I don’t havvve to,” she says.

From her Auntie, Uncle Shane, & cousins Kaylee, Kelsey, & Alan came an adorable & incredibly soft bunny! She named him Peach after her favorite yogurt flavor from that Easter afternoon. Kathryn & Peach became fast friends & she includes him in activities with her other friends after all, there are many; various babies Susie, Emma, Katie, Pooh, Eyore, & Hopper another bunny, Daddy Eyore, Daddy Pooh…ALL of her dolls or animals have names & incredibly she remembers them all! Since Peach arrived, she asks everytime as we head outside to play, “Can Peach come play with me outside?” She really loves that he has a carrot, and because of him she insists that the true Easter bunny is white!

We hope all of you had a very nice & blessed Easter celebration!

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