Easter

 

Easter 2021 was SO refreshing and fun and happy.  First off, check out our new dining room table, with room for EIGHT.  Since moving into this house we've planned to get a big ol' table for the dining room...and the plan was that Ryan was going to build the table himself out of an old oak tree cut down in my parents hard.  We've already had the tree milled (cut into boards) but the process if drying is turning out to be much more complicated (and well, longer) than we expected, so we finally decided to just buy what we wanted and we'll figure the rest out later.  Back right after Thanksgiving we ordered this custom table/chairs and buffet (not pictured) and just a few days before Easter it showed up.  I even pulled out the china and this might just be the best looking table I've set yet!

What's better than a beautiful table spread and new dining room furniture?  Having the people we love most sitting around the table, all together...in person....!  And, that's just what happened on Easter Saturday.  For the first time in over a year, we were finally able to all get together and there is nothing better for my heart than that.  

We celebrated our big Easter meal on Saturday because Ryan flew out again on Sunday afternoon.  Doing it on Saturday let everyone enjoy the day to it's fullest without feeling rushed or dreading the time when Ryan had to get in the truck and head to the airport.  Sunday afternoons are quickly becoming our least favorite part of the week.  But, just a few more months and the majority of the travel should finally be over.

Sunday morning the Easter Bunny came and for the first time since the kids were born we were able to do Easter eggs outside.  Easter weekend this year was beautiful.  It was nearly 80 degrees and sunny both days and while we've slipped back into the mid 50's now for the foreseeable future, we were glad to have a few days that felt like summer.  The grass is green now, most of the trees are fully budding, if not leafing, our spring flowers are popping up color everywhere and the kids play outside most every afternoon.

Easter was wonderful.  The prefect amount of family and food and fun, mixed with lots of time for just sitting around socializing and enjoying the beautiful weather.

This is how Erin and I felt about a 6 am wakeup for Easter Eggs....but...the kids were just too excited to wait.  We found all the eggs, ate chocolate for pre-breakfast before having a big brunch and then spent the rest of the day drinking Margaritas, playing Yahtzee (we taught the kids), doing Kiwi crates and just enjoying our Sunday.