in love...

i was in love with the day's events on Easter

it was relaxing

 full of smiles

laughter

and a day of really "being"

in every sense of the word

I enjoyed waking up early

since the Easter bunny fell asleep the night before

without filling and delivering two baskets

{that would be moi}

and since I needed to prepare and hide two special baskets

it was my usual early morning

...a very fun morning, however

it was a day where the girls woke up and enjoyed finding their baskets

with 'hot and cold" directions

they decorated their bunny cake

and I bet you never had a bunny cake

with marshmallows, skittles, and jelly beans on it before, eh?

at least I made the cake with applesauce instead of vegetable oil

although i'm sure that didn't even make a difference in the end

with the amount of sugar probably consumed

we ate a very yummy breakfast

and made it to church all before noon

came back home and dyed 'marble' easter eggs

okay so one just looks marbled

i called the rest 'spotted'

it was a morning where we really didn't rush

maybe had moments of rushing

but not our usual running out the door 15 minutes late

we were actually on-time and not even trying

amazing how that can happen

 it was just so nice to know we had the entire day

to celebrate what Easter was all about

it was full of friendly competitions

Easter egg hunts

with my parents and our family

okay...maybe it was seriously competitive

because all of us are so competitive with games

but that's just our kind of fun

{smile}

 we all laughed at one another

the best egg hunt to watch was between my dad and bobby

hilarious

literally my mom and I were about falling off the couch laughing

it reminded me of the days when I was younger

and we'd have family competitions

with my parents, sister, and I

it was so fun to see Madison and Hayley enjoy those competitions like I used to 

we enjoyed one another's company

decorating graham cracker houses left over from Madison's birthday party

and of course...

we had "best house"

I will say my idea of smashing mini white marshmallows

to look like shingles on my house

was a darn good idea

{if I do say so myself}

{chuckle}

I loved that the girls enjoyed the holiday of Easter

but more importantly

they never lost the true meaning of Easter

I was in love with our Easter Sunday

and i hope yours was as much enjoyed

xo