Happy Easter 2025!

There is a first time for everything and this was the first year my kids were done with any type of Easter egg hunt. I did get them all Easter baskets loaded with candy (not stuff because we are heavy into spring cleaning over here). But, there was no Easter egg hunt that we needed to concoct for them. Can't say I missed putting that together. (Hailey did let me know a few days before that she no longer believes in the Easter Bunny so that was definitely a huge reason for not putting together an Easter egg hunt any longer either.)

We started the day with 7:30am mass which is hard to get up for but not as crowded so that's a bonus. After church, we did a quick Starbucks run before returning home for a bit and then heading out for brunch.

This year, we decided to invoke some changes to our Easter. First, we decided to start rotating hosting the holidays on my side of the family to lighten the load a little bit. It started with Easter. We still did a brunch which is always a favorite but this time my oldest brother and his wife hosted. The food was abundant and delicious, and it was great to change it up so we had different things to eat than the usuals from the years' before. 

I'm always an advocate for doing things differently and being okay with change. I think it comes from years of moving around as a kid. It helped me be okay with change and see the good that change can do. I hope to instill that in my own kids that change can be a very positive thing in your life and foster growth that you may not have even known you needed. Sometimes we need those little nudges to take a chance on something new and what better season than Easter/spring to be reminded that a rebirth can be good for the soul. And it was. 

Happy Easter!

Twas the Night Before Easter

Hailey Liked her Loot

Checking out the Easter Baskets