Happy Easter

"Life is more fun if you play games.” ― Roald Dahl

Happy Easter Weekend =) We did an Easter Egg hunt with Jamisen. He was beyond euphoric about the whole concept of sugar. Trying to explain to him why Easter happens was a little tricky. The internet was no help either. I stumbled over an explanation to him but had vastly underestimated the need for an actual explanation. Jamisen didn't ask one single question about why he was made to get dressed up, carry a pink basket and go find plastic eggs filled with candy. Ah, so sweet: childhood innocence.

Thank you to Grandma and Grandpa Faiola for sending amazing GIANT Easter Eggs filled with goodies. Jamisen loved the card, the book + all the fun bunny rabbits. I would like to say that all the adorable bunnies made it out of the day alive but that would be a lie. One of them met its untimely end, shattering on the floor but on the way down, I swear we heard the bunny peeping "Ah, it's so beautiful! So beautiful." So we feel certain that no bunnies were all that harmed during the process of the clumsy-toddler day.

The whole "candy candy candy" thing worked so well that we told Jamisen that the Easter Bunny had left some more eggs out along the road. This convinced him to go on a very long family walk. It worked like a charm.

I think that the Easter Bunny might be leaving little happy sugar eggs along the road for many more months. I am not above light bribery to get more fun family outdoor activities happening.

Lily gamely played along with her rabbit outfit though did not get any candy because I failed to get any candy for "only has 2 teensy teeth" babies. I will make it up to her by mainlining sugar into her morning meal. (Joke. That's a joke. Just in case anyone thinks I feed her anything besides delicious green smoothies in the morning). Lily also has been getting over a sinus infection that was bad enough that we did antibiotics (against my strong desire not to) so sugar wouldn't be great for her anyways. She also has been told by her Doctor to stay away from other kids until after her full vaccines are done. We have a measles outbreak right now in Bellingham and her last vaccine for that isn't for another month so when Jamisen goes to the Perch 'n' Play (indoor, germ-filled playground), Lily needs to stay home. And if there are any coughing or snotty kids that want to do play dates with Jamisen, we say "No," just to be on the safe side.

I managed to get some of our garden planted today while Chris was out running 10 miles, training for a marathon. Jamisen did NOT make it easy. He didn't want to stay in the backyard - wanted to go to the front yard, inside, anywhere EXCEPT where I could keep an eye on him. I planted kale, chard, spinach, and broccoli separated by rows of marigolds for their anti-slug properties. I'm hoping to plant blueberries, potatoes, corn, cucumbers, zucchini, garlic, tomatoes and peppers later in the season. Overall, a very successful weekend - workouts, planting the garden, and a visit from the Easter Bunny. Win, win, win.