Easter
I wasn’t going to write about Easter because I didn’t get a lot of good pictures. I was trying to capture some great video and I wasn’t thrilled with the results of that effort either. Nevertheless, I really loved Easter morning this year, so I decided to write about it anyway.
The Easter Bunny of my childhood carefully lined furniture with bright, colorful candies. I loved the way it looked to have all the furniture in the room lined with evenly spaced eatables— it’s like the way it looks when a thick layer of snow lines every branch of a tree in the winter. My kid’s Easter Bunny spent far less time distributing candy. Our bunny just didn’t have the attention span or energy for meticulously placing candy.
I love that my kids have not hit that mad grab for candy age where they race around fighting each other for the biggest haul of sweets. Isaac and Charlotte walked around collecting candy, but they took their time and shared with their siblings and were excited every time they found a new stash of goodies.
Here is a video of Charlotte collecting candy:
Nicole was not interested in collecting candy, only in walking around eating some every so often. We couldn’t convince her to put candy in her basket, but she did insist on carrying her basket around as she ate.
Ila’s reaction was my favorite. She sat by a the fireplace the whole morning next to a line of candies. She kept looking at the line of candy and then giving me the cheesiest smile. When she ate the candy, she took a long time eating each piece. She’d pop it in and out of her mouth and smile real big and say “candy!â€
The following videos both feature Ila and her line of candy. In the last video, Nicole tries to talk with her mouth full of candy.