The Bunny Trail

We have now made it through two major Springtime events - Colin's first birthday and his 'first' official Easter .

We had a wonderful day with friends and family - it was small and intimate - the exact opposite of his raucous birthday bash. My step-daughter came over early to help prepare dinner ( see my sister food blog Sunday Dinner for a great step-by-step iilustrated (and easy) rack of lamb recipe ) and my fellow ex-pat
friend from up North , Ken joined us.

We ate heartily and enjoyed watching Colin explore the contents of his first Easter basket. His basket had TWO stuffed bunnies - one hand knit by my 99 year old grandmother and the other a gift from Mama. This is probably due in no small part that i remember getting a new stuffed bunny every Easter from my mother and i wanted to recreate that happy memory for my little guy.
He also had a fuzzy chick in an Easter cup given to him by his Uncle Paul and a stuffed 'peep' from CVS , along with a dozen hollow plastic eggs and a handheld twirly star . Oh , and a Spongebob beach pail.
After playing with each item for the two minutes required by proper toddler etiquette
Colin, with great ceremony, dropped each item one by one onto the floor . By the end of the meal it looked like a hand grenade had been surreptitiously mixed in with the plastic eggs. The handle was broken off of the cup , each egg was missing it's other half and the stuffed friends were arrayed on the floor looking in need of C.S.I. chalk lines.
Quel' mess !!!

Our little bunny had a grand time and that is all that really counts. What's a little mess ( ok , a BIG mess ) in the face of such unabashed joy ?

I can't remember when i had so much fun on Easter. Children really do revive old traditions and bring meaning back to the holidays. Maybe someday i will even take him to Church , that is if the roof doesn't cave in on my head when i walk in the door !
Then again , maybe i will just bring him outdoors to smell the tulips and explain that God is everywhere...