Monday, April 5, 2010

Sunday, April 4, 2010, Easter Sunday

Ty's parents and sister are out of town today.

We got up and Addison found her basket. Then we went out to the kitchen and she had I dyed eggs. She was very good...like she had done it before (it was her first time). She was very good about not splashing and really only made 1 big splash. She was very careful and seemed like an old pro. She did her 3 eggs and then redyed some others.

I made breakfast for the kids. Ty had cereal.

She and Pat then hunted eggs.

We went to Mom's for Easter dinner this afternoon. She had a visit from the Easter bunny too, the kids all got baskets. We had a nice lunch (ham/brisket and the trimmings) and I brought a chocolate cake and mom had Coconut cake and cheesecake.
The kids had an egg hunt. Oh, when Addison went out and found her "basket" (which was actually a block wagon with some candy/grass in it, the JOY on her face was just magic. She was soooo excited. I got a picture of it, but wish I had video. It was priceless. It's the reason we have kids. Moments like that. Just unbridled happiness in her eyes. It was precious. Here's the picture when she first got sight of it...

and when she got over to it...




it's a moment i don't want to forget.

It's such a shame that we, as humans, outgrow that...seeing things for the first time. That's probably the best thing about having kids in my book...seeing things new again through their eyes. That was the biggest bonus I got from having Travis...it was the first time I had experienced it. I was never around young kids growing up. It's a big parenting bonus! THAT's why we are sleep deprived and broke all the time and make the sacrifices we do...so we can expeirence THAT!








2 comments:

  1. The look on Addison's face is just precious!!

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  2. Thanks! It was priceless. Glad I got a photo. Video would have been awesome in that case...

    Always glad to know someone is reading my blog! :)

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