I’m not very good at taking pictures and don’t have a shot of their Easter baskets. I bought plastic bucket style baskets at Walmart for $.97 each. They look just like ice cream tubs but say Happy Easter and have spring things on them. I intended to sew covers for ice cream tubs I already had on hand, but I decided it was better to be cheerful and sane and have dinner on the table. (My 10 year younger self would have made a different choice, lol.)
The tubs were all the same so I bought a different color of plastic grass for each one. They will turn these items in in the morning and I will stack everything into my spring bin for next year so I don’t have to spend the money on it again.
I filled their tubs with: silly string; bubbles; assorted chocolates from Dollar tree; Easter theme pencils; matchbox cars for the boys; and hair stuff for the girls. They had choir practice early this morning so instead of hiding them, I stuck them right in front of their faces so when they woke up it was the first thing they saw. It was very effective–almost more fun than a hunt.
The Easter photos are on the porch at Mom’s house. Heather’s dress came from Costco ($16.99) and Heidi’s came from Target ($20.00 on sale.) We also bought Heidi a skinny belt to got with the dress and she wore her shoes from last year. We would have all been happier if Heidi’s dress was about 3 inches longer. Hello, Designers. Are you listening? It was 3 inches longer than the other dresses being shown.
I wore a skirt I ordered from Kohl’s when they had 20% off their sale prices plus free shipping. If I had shopped for it in store I wouldn’t have purchased it because the fabric is so thin that it shows every lump. I had to iron my slip because the wrinkles from being in my drawer showed through! I love the stripes though.
The tank has lace at the top and bottom and was from my maternity pile (though I don’t think it is a maternity tank.) The sweater came from Target last week ($15 on sale.) And the shoes I’ve had for years but rarely wear them since they are linen and I’m afraid to get them dirty. I wore these footbed sock liners with them instead of hose and they were very comfortable all day and not at all sweaty.
It’s hard to see but I found a huge coral stone necklace at Forever 21 that was the inspiration behind the sweater and them some white stone earrings in a similar style at Target. Anyway, this is probably the most I’ve purchased for Easter–we usually sew and don’t go for jewelry much, but it was a nice change of pace this year.
The boys weren’t into dressing up and since I’ll being buying Brandon (5) a black suit in June to be a ring bearer, we held off on the new stuff right now.
We had a lovely service at church with the children’s choir and adult choir providing ministry. Darren was an advanced greeter (code name for the security team) so spent the service standing outside wearing an ear wig to make sure that everyone inside was safe. That left me juggling the children and I’m glad I sat in front of my brother who could grab Brandon by the neck when he got squirrely after I left to take Grant out.
After that we headed to my mom’s with my brother and his family for a roasted chicken dinner with scalloped potatoes; homemade rolls; fruit salad; lettuce salad; cheesy broccoli; green beans; and 3 kinds of dessert. Plus all the chocolate candy we could want. And I didn’t cook any of it, although I did set the table with my Sister in law’s help. (Does that count for anything to keep me from total slacker status?)
It rained a lot yesterday, so Mom planned an indoor egg hunt. Each child had a unique color egg to hunt for. That way we could hide the eggs simply for Grant and super challenging for Heidi.
After the egg hunt we sat around in the living room and took turns talking and napping until the evening was well on. The children spent the entire time playing out in the yard leaving the house quiet and perfect for adult conversation. Interesting that not one of them came in muddy after all the fuss of having an indoor egg hunt, lol.
Happy Easter to you and your Family.
Jesus is Alive and is preparing a place for you and me, our loving advocate with the Father who has won the victory!
You have security at church?!?! Has it really gotten that bad?
Renee, We’ve dealt with theft on and off since we bought the church, but when our cars were robbed during a service, that was the last straw. They thought about what it would be like if someone intending to do harm came inside during a service and set up an extra layer before it could get that far.
Sounded like a great Easter and the children look like they had a good day! Prayers to you and yours for a wonderful Spring!
Thank you for sharing your Easter with us! You mentioned in your post that your husband was security for your church on Sunday, keeping everyone safe inside. I was surprised by that. I am relatively new to church life- only a couple of years- and our church is only about 150 people. If you are willing to share, why does your church have security?
Thank you,
Karen
Karen, It started because during an evening service several of our vehicles had the windows smashed and items stolen. They decided with the current state of affairs in the world today it was better to be watchful than sorry. So several of the men volunteered to take turns keeping watch. They can hear the service in one ear with a radio and talk to each other in the other ear with a different radio system.
I love your skirt! (Even if you did have to iron your slip!!) You all look so happy and spring-ish!
It sounds like a wonderful Easter. Ours was spent with family too; it’s a great blessing to be able to share special days with the ones you love most.
Enjoyed reading about your lovely Easter day and your purchases looked lovely. I saw the outfits up close at church and you all looked really “springy” (I just made up a word, I think) and happy. Glad you were able to relax a little at dinnertime. Mothers are great, aren’t they?