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The happiest Easter

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Seriously, holidays with kids are rad. I have always been a fan of any cause for celebration. But with Henry around, holidays are taken to a whole new level of fun.

Starting with the Easter outfit. My buddies Michelle and Cindy helped me pick out the perfect outfit – seersucker blazer and matching hat, redish-coral chinos, blue collared shirt. Bam. Then, I picked up a pair of ridiculous matching Cole Haan shoes at Von Maur for more than is reasonable. Best. Easter. Outfit. Ever. I made Henry wear that blazer pretty much all weekend.

My mom arrived home to spend the week with us. Okay. Mostly with Henry. We were just along for the ride. I think Henry was pleased with the arrangement.

Moving on to the Easter bunny. It’s been a while since it was considered appropriate for me to sit on the Easter Bunny’s lap. But with my mom and Henry in-tow, we hit the mall to share this rite of passage with him. I am fairly certain the Easter Bunny was a stoned 18-year-old hippie. Don’t ask me why I say that. Also, Henry was unimpressed. But it made for a great, $25 photo.

And there were outings. We got to see the chickens at Miss Effie’s farm and bring home some fresh eggs. I love this lady. You must visit her. I love this one because Henry looks like he’s giving her the stare-down. But he was actually watching the chickens.

We went to the park on a beautiful, spring-like Good Friday. I think that mandatory three-day weekends every week would be good for our health. Who’s with me?

Then there’s the basket. Or in our case, the bucket. I made a quick little liner for the bucket that Henry’s room Christmas tree was in. It was not pretty up close, but worked just fine. And it kept me from buying another basket. I filled it with plastic eggs (which he loved) filled with puffs (which he loves). Then, I added a few small books, a giggling stuffed toy and a ukelele from The Land of Nod. The guitar is his new favorite toy, which I am thrilled about. He has been obsessed with Ryan’s guitar since he was teeny, so I was hoping he’d take to having his own, safer version of the instrument. Now, he crawls over to his toys and goes immediately for his guitar. Adorable.

We spent a very nice Saturday afternoon with Ryan’s parents, brother and sister-in-law, niece and grandma. The kiddos got plenty of attention, toys and goldfish-filled eggs.

Then on Sunday, I hosted lunch at our house for our parents and my brother. Which was quite fun. I really love hosting holidays. Mostly so I can cook whatever I like (bruschetta chicken, asparagus, carrot cake cupcakes) and get fresh flowers and decorate.

Henry’s Uncle Ky Ky Rena even got him his own golf set. So far, golf prodigy he is not. But there is still time.

I also ended up with a new sofa and rug on Easter, which is sort of out of the ordinary. More on that later. (If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook, you already got a sneaky peeky.)

Unfortunately, Henry ended the holiday weekend with another cold  (as evidenced by his running nose in all these pictures) and two nasty teeth popping through. Not pleased. But, that didn’t damper our holiday spirit. I’m calling this our best Easter ever. Signed, sealed and delivered.

How was your Easter?

Comments

  4. gah he is unbelievably cute. i just can’t get over the seersucker! seems like you all had a great time, and as always, your house looked so festive!

  5. This post gets me excited for our first holidays withour little guy! Looks like Henry had a great Easter and the bunny pic is the best!

  6. 1. That outfit is THE CUTEST. You can’t go wrong with seersucker. Well, you probably can if you’re like 84 and wearing a seersucker jumpsuit. Or any age other than baby and wearing a seersucker jumpsuit.
    2. I’m pretty sure being an 18 year-old druggie is a requirement for being hired as an Easter Bunny. Every bunny we’ve seen is completely creepy.
    3. I keep thinking I am following your blog and then am not. Must work on this.

  8. I couldn’t agree more. Holidays with kids are just better. It was Max’s first Easter too. Henry is just too cute. Like I’m on cute overload right now because you had to put him in that jacket.

    That mason jar centerpiece?! LOVE!

  14. Love him! And yes, holidays are SO much fun with kids—it keeps getting better as they understand them more, too. Love that Henry boy!!

  15. YES! Holidays with kiddos are so fun! I am pretty much dying over Henry’s blazer. And those bunny ears are too cute. I can’t believe how big he is getting! How did that happen?!

  16. Holidays are sooooo much better with kids. We didn’t make it to see the (creepy) easter bunny, I kind of feel bad, just for the lost photo. Love Henry’s outfit!

  17. That first picture makes me SWOON! That is literally the most adorable Easter outfit I have ever seen. SO SO cute. Dan already can barely handle my hype around holidays, lord help him when we have children mwahahaha.

  20. Adorable… Seriously too much cuteness happening at your house! And Reagan got sick over Easter too, they are just little germ machines!

  22. You guys did a PHENOMENAL job picking out his outfit! I mean, seersucker?!?! Beyond adorable on a baby! Plus, those shoes are just too cute for words. I’m glad you had the best Easter ever!! 🙂

  23. Love his blazer but I really love your shirt in the last photo! Holiday are so fun with kids, we did puffs in the eggs, as well. She loved shaking them like rattles. 🙂

  24. Holidays with kids are absolutely the best! Henry is adorable and it looks like you guys had a blast! Just wait until next year when he starts to comprehend things like finding eggs…you’ll love it!

  27. Stop it, you are killing me with his adorable outfits- this Easter one takes the cake. We have that giggling toy- it kind of freaks me out. B isn’t quite sure what to think of it yet either, but I’m pretty sure he will think it’s awesome soon enough…hehe