This year we had a quieter holiday than
usual – our usual plans changed and we decided to do something a
little low-key for a change of pace! We tend to run from place to
place trying to make the rounds to visit all of the family, and while
we are blessed to have so much family to get together with, this year
for Easter, we thought it would be nice to do something on a smaller
scale. On Friday, the girls and I had our weekly visit with Great
Gram at the nursing home – we brought her some sugar-free candy, a
calla lily, and a couple of bunnies to decorate her room. We had a
nice visit with her – my 6-year-old read two books to us and Gram
was so pleased to hear her read.
Saturday we did some house-cleaning
(my 12-year-old even voluntarily cleaned her room!) and Saturday
night I did some last minute prep for Easter – I made a cute
“Peeps” candle that I saw on Pinterest (where else?) and I filled
eggs for my husband to hide for an Easter morning egg hunt. The
girls got up early and searched for their baskets and eggs, and we
went to church, had a little brunch, and spent a quiet afternoon
coloring our Easter eggs and watching Easter videos. We normally try
to do both of those things before Easter, but we had a lot on our
plates this past week and it was actually quite fun and very festive
to do it on Easter! My mom is coming up from Florida this week –
we can’t wait to see her!! – and I’m planning to make a ham for
a belated Easter dinner with Nana!
