We were excited to finally have a little kid to do Easter with this year. Ben and I had to go to the storage unit to grab our Easter baskets, the eggs and the rest of the decorations. I spent the few weeks before Easter going to the Dollar Tree grabbing goodies for Easter baskets. Some people are harder to shop for than others. I go through this every year, and it sucks. I asked if everyone was okay with having BBQ chicken and everyone was good with it. Beans, fruit, potato salad and chips would be served with it. Mom said she would make cupcakes and provide some Cutie oranges.
Ben and I assembled the baskets about a week before Easter. I made sure everyone had a couple things in their basket. We kept them in the extra bedroom so the kitties wouldn't get into them...because they would, if we didn't put them away.
I went to the store to grab the final touches for the Easter baskets and the stuff for dinner. Grocery shopping always takes a huge chunk of the day away. I hate traffic, lines and wandering around the store with people in the way. Shopping shouldn't take that long, but it does. I went home and Ben helped me unload and put stuff away. We spent some time cleaning out the grill since it sat all winter long with the cover over it. It's another job I hate doing but it needs to be done.
I was hoping that we would be spared from rain on Sunday. There was a chance of it, and I hope that chance was slim to none. But with my luck, it will only rain when we were outside looking for baskets and eggs. I got together with Dad a couple days before Easter, so he could get some change to put in the plastic eggs. I had some change set aside and he brought over a sack of quarters, nickels and dimes while I was working one afternoon. Later on, that day, I got the eggs out and divvied them up into the eggs along with the candy eggs. Mom contributed a couple gift cards for our big prize eggs. Those would be harder to find.
The day of, we got up, ate a light breakfast to get us through the morning and started finishing up the house. Ben got the BBQ all fired up and started cooking the chicken about an hour before everyone started to arrive. I got the serving table ready and put the tablecloths on the tables. I put the Easter baskets outside on the back table and now we were just waiting for people to arrive.
Trish, Ed and Amy arrived with the potato salad, Mom and Grandma Karen brought their stuff, Erika, Zac and Brian arrived next and then Dad, Doug and Sonya. The chicken got done as soon as the last people arrived, so it was still hot. I told everyone the food was ready and to come grab a plate. The food frenzy began. We chatted about all kinds of stuff. I shared more information about my new job that started later on that week, Doug was still trying to find work and had some leads, and I really need to get a highchair for Brian when he is at our house.
We finished up food, Trish and Grandma pitched in with the dishes while Ben and I went outside to hide the Easter baskets and the eggs. We were all excited for Brian to push his wagon around looking for eggs. He was getting better at walking but still needed something to keep him steady. Erika had also put a cute bunny button up shirt on him. I found some bubbles in our garage that Grammie bought years ago.
Ben and I finished hiding everything and went back inside and got everyone's attention since somebody didn't listen to the rules last year. I explained the rules and made sure everyone was crystal clear on how we were going to do it. I gave them the yard boundaries and told them nothing was hidden inside the vehicles. We all went outside and of course the only time it rained was when we were looking for our baskets and eggs. Luckily, it was brief.
Brian was adorable pushing his wagon around. We made sure his basket was easy to get while Erika helped him find eggs. Sonya brought over some real eggs that she filled with confetti (cascarones). You smash them over your head to bring good luck in the upcoming year. This is something she did with her family growing up and decided to share it with us this year. It was fun and there were confetti pieces everywhere! I pushed Brian around in his wagon on the cul-de-sac and he had a blast! We also played with bubbles!
Next Adventure: Friday: Girl's Weekend - Leavenworth
