Our Easter Sunday

Well, today was Easter Sunday. And we had a fantastic Easter Sunday.

Every year we go to church on Saturday night for the Easter Vigil so that we can enjoy a nice, relaxing brunch at home on Easter Sunday, and this year was no exception.

Though I'm not sure how far I can run with the relaxing part..... KBug was up at what seemed like the crack of dawn to me (I couldn't fall asleep until after 1am last night...) but was really actually a decent hour. And she made a bee-line to her basket from the Easter Bunny! She was ecstatic over the six boxes of Peeps she received, and couldn't wait to take her new ball outside to play with the dog! It was really cute and I was so happy she was so excited.

Then we all got dressed because we had friends (who are really family) coming over for the day! These friends are our second family. I have known the husband since middle school and the wife since high school and their son is my Godson. I love them so much and even though we have had our ups and downs, I am thankful for them everyday. And I admire them. They have shown such courage and perseverance in their marriage and their life together and it's been absolutely amazing to watch them grow together in life and in love. Sure they have days where they maybe can't stand to be around one another, and they each do little things that sets the other off, but that's just life. And they don't let it get to them as much as some other couples I know. And they pull it together for their son because they adore him. It's beautiful.

So anyways, they came over. We had brunch. KBug and TJ hunted for Easter eggs in our backyard (and our dog, Izzy, snatched the candy out of a few of them) and then the kiddos settled in to watch a movie. Or, rather, we stashed them in KBug's room in the hopes that they would watch a movie so we could have a little bit of peace. It didn't last long. They were soon back outdoors, and TJ took it upon himself to water a portion of the backyard. And he did so by bringing a watering can in the house, filling it with water and marching it back outdoors. Repeatedly. Which means that my floors got a bit wet, but he had fun. So it was completely worth it, even if I do have to mop sometime tomorrow because we all know that dirt+water=mud. Ah, the joys of having young children around!

We all decided at some point or another that we wanted to go see a movie. So we picked a time, and when we were all ready to go, we headed out the door. Us, Kids, GMa and even PJP. We all went to see The Croods. Well, we all went to see The Croods with the exception of PJP who chose to abandon us in favor of GI Joe: Retaliation. And we all thought the movie was really well done and very cute! Well, with the exception of TJ, but getting a 3-year-old to sit through a 100 minute movie is not a happening event, so we understand.

After the movie, my second family went home and we all came back here. KBug got in the bath tub and I sat down to watch the episodes of "Army Wives". Now, my experiences with these three episodes of this particular show will be recounted in a separate post, which will likely immediately follow this one. I've been creating it in my head for a couple of hours now and it seems to have taken on a life and mind of it's own and could be quite lengthy. You'll have to check back later to find out.

Moving on.

Genius that I am, I managed to completely forget that I had arranged a Skype call between DD and KBug for this evening. Thankfully I was logged into Skype on my phone and it notified me of the call so I didn't have him blowing up my phone with text messages wondering where we were. I quickly grabbed KBug out of the tub, threw her bathrobe on her and signed in for our call. Phew- we made it!

They talked for a little while about Easter, KBug's report card, the tooth she lost this week, following the rules- thank you DD for telling her she didn't have to actually follow them, but she just has to look like she's following them. I really appreciate that- and a few other random topics. Nothing too substantial to report, to be honest. And I knew when KBug hopped up to go find food that she was ready to be done with the conversation. She was bored and obviously food was the solution. So I had her say goodbye and that was the end. Easy enough!

Since it's Easter break and KBug doesn't have school tomorrow, I let her watch a movie in bed to fall asleep. Well, the movie just ended about half an hour ago when my last episode of "Army Wives" did and out came KBug, and she clearly hadn't been to sleep yet. *sigh* Oh well. So I cuddled her a bit and put her back to bed.

She is now sleeping peacefully, with her favorite bedtime music and a crack in her door to let the hall light in. KBug never used to be scared of the dark, but it's been getting to her more and more lately. I wish I knew why... Hmm...

But now, here I sit, recounting my day to known and unknown readers on the internet. I really love being able to write for my blog. It helps me unwind at the end of the day, and keeps my head clear. It's helpful and soothing in ways I never would have expected.

I hope you all had a blessed Easter.