Easter Weekend

I'm blogging a little after the fact, but we did have a wonderful Easter Weekend!

Let me start by answering the most asked question. The answer is "NO." We did not succumb to the secular-retail-campaign and fill an Easter basket for Emma. I assure you she is still breathing, happy and, in fact, thriving! I know...I'm SO mean, prudish, unsentimental, etc, but for the record she received more than enough "Easter" goods from her Grandmas so Emma's suffering was pretty short lived. And, you probably guessed right. I was also "deprived" of Easter-goodies as a child so the cycle continues...

Joel did take Emma to her first Easter egg hunt at church on Saturday morning. She loved it and managed to grab a few eggs with Joel's prompting. All she really cared about was the one empty egg that I had the pleasure of helping her "open and close" for the remainder of the day until I hid it at the bottom of her toy basket.

My oldest brother, wife and 4 kids also came for a visit. Them, along with the rest of my family makes for a very, very busy household and Easter brunch (YUMMY!). My mom and dad are troopers for continuing to host 16+ people many times a year for various holidays!