Umm.... Happy Easter?

Yes, I do realize Easter was weeks ago. I have a dream that one day I will catch up. I will post about things that are current. I will get Zoe to school on time. Ana and I will not be the last people into the pool for swim lessons. I will be punctual. One day.

I just don't know if it's an obtainable dream. Other people are on time, right?

Anyway... Easter was wonderful.

The Easter Bunny knew that Ana likes Cheerios...
and that Zoe enjoys a piece of chocolate once in a while (especially if it's shaped like a bug).
Zoe had fun figuring out what a Viewfinder did. (Oh those W legs. Those crazy crazy legs.)
Ana would have been just as happy if her basket was filled with nothing but Easter grass.
The girls were the cutest in their Easter dresses. (Ana kept that headband on almost all day. Ridiculous.)


Tickle tickle tickle. (I think Zoe gets that cowlick on the back of her head from Uncle Jim.)
After finding out what goodies the Easter Bunny left for use we headed of to church. (I married into an Orthodox Christian family. I will not begin to explain the traditions and customs... but Christina at Momology does a lovely job. I'll leave Pascha to her.)

After the service the kids had fun at the church Easter egg hunt. On leaving church everyone is given one red egg (an Orthodox tradition) so Zoe started off with 3 or 4 eggs in her basket. She did find one egg during the hunt... and that was good enough for her. She was thrilled.

The cousins all took a quick moment before the hunt to pose for a picture. All 5 of them were clean and dressed nicely. A rare moment.
Zoe gave Father George a big "thank you" for giving her some more chocolate to add to her collection.
Ana took a lot of time to figure out the best way to get into the box to get at the shiney things inside (with no success except for putting a few mushy wet spots on the box and deciding that cardboard is yummy.)
It was a fun day of celebration.

At the end of the day... it was also a relief that the big holiday seasons are over for a while. We have the small holidays to celebrate. But, as much as I enjoy the big days... I can rest knowing that the big event holidays won't be back for a while.