- Easter Week 2021: The one where we were NOT quarantined! -

In stark contrast to Easter week[end] 2020, we had a very blessed Lent and a wonderful Easter weekend this year!  [...And although we didn't dye Easter eggs this year or make bunny butt pancakes and watch Easter Sunday Mass from the living room TV in our pajamas, we were able to celebrate with all the people we love the most.  It was a great trade off!]  Harper learned so much about the faith in kindergarten this year, and I absolutely loved experiencing Easter week through her little heart and mind.  After I miraculously got called off of work on Palm Sunday and we made it to Mass Sunday morning [donned in red, of course]...

 

 

...we flew through the rest of the week to Good Friday when Harper recorded the cutest ever video of The Stations of the Cross book she made at school... 

...and thennnnn it was Easter!  The kids enjoyed a community-wide egg hunt organized by the local Children's Museum.  We headed out with an empty egg carton early in the morning and hopped around town to a dozen different businesses to collect treats and eggs!  The last stop was back to the Children's Museum where the Easter Bunny was waiting... Scarlett was not fond of him this year and clung as tightly to Brian as she could!

 

 

 

 After the egg hunt, we headed down to Uncle Garett's for lunch and more egg hunting...

 

 

...and then back home to clean, set out carrots, and prep for "THE REAL" E.B.'s overnight visit!  The kids were not disappointed with their loot in the morning and got to indulge in plenty of it before we skipped off to Easter Sunday Mass at our parish.

 

ALLELUIA! He is Risen, just as he said! 

 

We capped off the day with lunch with my family and -- yes, you guessed it -- ANOTHER egg hunt! 

We're over here s/p Easter x 3 weeks-ish, and there are still grocery sacks fulllll of Reese's eggs and fun-size Kit Kats in the pantry; I'm pretttttty sure I hear the baby begging for some more chocolate as we speak...

...so BYE FOR NOW! ;) :) 

PS:  A sincere and most happy and blessed Easter to all of you, sweet friends!  We are an Easter people, and "Alleluia!" is our song!