...life as we know it: Happy Easter!

It's hard to put into words what Easter means to me . . . I was on the verge of tears throughout the day as I thought about the resurrection and read things by people who can put it into words much better than I can. It is the most defining of days for Christians, where in a single moment we were granted the opportunity to have eternal life. God loves us that much, that He would watch his Son suffer and die so that I might truly live. Wow.

Easter here was probably like most of yours, spent with family. I got to prepare Liam's first Easter basket and watch him sort through it, which to be honest, was a bit anticlimactic at this age. I did put a lot of thought into what I wanted him to have in there, and I also had to do some improvising because it was difficult to find anything Easter-y here besides some chocolate bunnies and eggs. No traditional Easter baskets (which was fine with me), no green plastic grass (also fine), but I think the end result turned out great . . .

A good shot of the wrapping paper I cut into strips as "grass" for the bottom of the basket

Liam had in his basket:

a card from us explaining the true meaning of Easter
God Loves Liam, a special book from I See Me that talks about all the beautiful creations God has made, including our sweet boy : )
A large personalized placemat, also from I See Me, where Liam can eat his finger foods or color and do projects as he gets older
My First Easter bib (Target)
a blue and white soft plastic football for him to grab and throw (Target)
a rabbit stuffed animal (Hema)
a chocolate bunny (Jammin), which was more for Mom and Dad ; )
bunny ears to wear (Blokker)
a blue, yellow, and white overall outfit for this summer (Macy's, courtesy of Grandma)
a little wind-up Easter egg that walks (Hema)