Easter: London Edition

The local women's club I am a member of had an Easter egg hunt for all the children a couple weeks ago. The day of the hunt, the weather could not have been worse - windy, cold and rainy - but we were determined to go so we bundled up and got our rain boots and umbrellas. Ashton was loaded into the stroller and covered with layers of blankets and then topped with a rain cover that goes over the stroller. Fortunately, but the time we got off the bus at the park where the hunt was at, the rain had more or less subsided. Olivia grasped the idea of the egg hunt better than her first one last year and was quite competitive to get to the eggs. If she spotted an egg, she ran to it as fast as possible and made sure she beat out the other kids. Hmm...sounds like she's getting her competitive nature from her dad. With each egg she picked up off the ground, she gave it a good shake to make sure it had contents inside. They did have an Easter bunny roaming around there for the kids to greet and get pictures with. However, Olivia was content to observe him from afar and wanted nothing to do with him if he got within about a 10 foot radius.

Geoff's parents were here with us on Easter Sunday so it was great to be able to celebrate Christ's resurrection with family. The weather on Easter Sunday did not feel like the warm, spring Easters we've grown accustomed to in Houston. Instead we got the winter version of Easter.

For me growing up, Easter always meant getting a pretty new Easter dress to wear to church and the last two years, I've had fun shopping for Olivia's Easter dress. Well this year, I didn't even to bother to shop because whatever cute Easter dresses I would have found for the girls would not have been weather appropriate. Plus, Ashton only fits newborn size right now, so if I had purchased a dress for her to fit into, she wouldn't get many uses out of it. The practical side of me easily made the decision. And once we got to our church on Easter Sunday, I was extra glad I didn't spend the money because not a single person, child or adult, was dressed up. Our church is really casual and I found out that that applies to Easter as well.

The past couple years, I've also enjoyed shopping for fun little gifts to fill Olivia's Easter basket with. But once again, none of that this year. I really miss having Target, with their $1 bins, or Michaels around to grab cheap non-candy stuff. Instead, Olivia just got a chocolate egg. At least the box was Minnie Mouse so it made it a little bit more exciting for her. And Ashton didn't get anything. Just lots of kisses from Mommy, which are pretty great though. :)