Happy Easter! We hope you had a wonderful Sunday yesterday.
Our celebration was a bit last minute this year, with Lucy and I decorating the house on Friday. We pulled out the Colored Rice Eggs, the Peeps Bunny Bunting, the little lambs (forgot to pull out these), and I scored some tiny fuzzy chicks at William Sonoma Outlet, which look great on the shelf.
While the kids were in bed, I dipped some of these (and may have forgotten to tell anyone about them…and may have eaten almost the whole batch by myself)
And in the 11th hour of the weekend, Old Navy came to the rescue with matchy spring dresses for the girls (with glitter jelly shoes) and a cute yellow polo for Owen.
Yay!
We chose to do our Easter egg hunt after church, in the sprinkling rain, while Clara watched from the window and I ate a few more peeps. Seriously. SO much better with chocolate on top!
And despite the non-Eastery weather I was determined to get pics of the kids in their Easter Clothes. Thank you family for entertaining your crazy photographer mom.
The kids and Casey went camping at this location two nights before and I loved these never-ending trees.
We snapped some decent photos and some goofy ones, and I wished I’d brought the tripod so we could get a shot of the whole family (duh), and the 50mm lens would have been a good idea too. Oh well. Make it work moments, folks. The good news is, the rain stopped right when we pulled up! And here’s what we captured. My three favorite bunnies:
Lucy’s a grab-bag of expressions. And I love seeing her interact with Clara. She is such a darling big sister. She and Owen love their Clara doll so much.
We searched for outdoor treasures,
(I spy a candy tongue).
And we got a few keepers!
When I step back and look at photos like these, I can’t believe all 3 are mine. And I feel humbled at the huge responsibility Casey and I have to love and teach them how to make good decisions, be kind to others, work hard, help each other, and to enjoy the beauties of this earth. I think that last one comes naturally. It’s hard to resist a dandelion no matter what your age.
This might be the best of all 3 kids. Clara’s not looking but that sorta makes it more candid.
Oh how thankful I am for my little family. They are my biggest joy and greatest challenge at times. And I wouldn’t have it any other way. Happy Easter from the Willard family!
