A Belated Easter 2024

For the first time in ten years, Ella's birthday fell on the same day as Easter.  Since I knew that my "mom brain" could not handle hosting a birthday party on the same weekend as a holiday, I quickly decided that the two events needed to be split up.  As a result, I decided that Ella's birthday needed to take priority and be celebrated on her actual birthday weekend.  After asking my mom and sister-in-laws if they were okay with celebrating Easter as a family a week late, I moved all Easter celebrating until the first weekend in April.  

Sadly, Ella came down with some sort of flu bug during gymnastics yesterday.  When I picked her up after her 4-hour practice, she looked so pale and sick.  After spending all afternoon in her bedroom and even taking a nap, I convinced her to come out for a few minutes to help us dye Easter eggs last night.  This morning, she felt a little better and was able to participate in all our Easter activities of going through her basket, finding the eggs hidden around the house, and eating a little bit of our Easter breakfast.  After church and a slow afternoon, all six of us drove to Issaquah to spend the evening at my parent's house for dinner and an outdoor egg hunt.  In addition, we celebrated both of my parent's April birthdays and watched them open gifts after enjoying two different kinds of birthday cakes.  It was a perfect way to finish celebrating our belated Easter this year!

April 6th:

Ella decorated an egg before dyeing it.

Logan sticking out his tongue at me while choosing another egg to dye.

Lia coloring away.

Emmett getting ready to dip an egg in some dye.

Mother daughter decorating.

April 7th:

The four kids walking down the stairs to find their baskets waiting for them in the living room.

Emmett examining his new basketball.

Ella showing off her pack of root beer.

Logan happily hugging his 6-pack of Sprite.

Lia holding up her new fanny pack from JTF.

Lia hunting for eggs around the house and finding one hidden on the children play kitchen.

Emmy happily showing off an egg he just found.

Logan reaching for one on top of a picture frame.

Lia reaching for an egg hidden in the blinds above the kitchen sink.

Emmett smiling for me as he hunts for candy in grandma's yard.

Logan reaching for a goodie hidden in a tree in the backyard.

Ella searching for treats in the front yard.

Lia looking around her flower bed at the top of the yard.

All four siblings together after the hunt was over.

As the older cousins have headed off to college these past few years, our cousin picture has shrunk in size.  Here are the six remaining cousins posing together in front of one of grandma's beautiful pink rhodies.

Grandma and grandpa waiting for us to sing "Happy Birthday" to them.