Easter

The kids woke this morning to Easter baskets filled with goodies. As part of simplifying, their baskets each held only a few things. They each got a chocolate bunny, a $1 coin, a marshmallow lollipop and a couple other small things. Even though it wasn't much, it was plenty and they loved what they received. Sweet Clara promptly decided that she would put her coin in the collection plate at church this morning.

The sun was a little bright as we left for church. I'm so proud of my boy; he kept his tie on all the way through lunch! I thought for sure it wouldn't make it out of the house before being ripped off. I didn't get the kids official Easter clothes this year in yet another effort to simplify. This was big for me. I usually want an extra special dress for Clara or want them to coordinate, but I realized that's completely unnecessary. I just had her pick one of the dresses I got for her several months ago to be her Easter dress and she waited until today to wear it. And Robert got a $3.00 tie from Target to make his Easter outfit special.

After church, we went to lunch at Pappasitos. They had Easter eggs for the kids and the Easter bunny was walking around mingling with everyone. And when we got home, lo and behold, for the first time ever, the Easter bunny had visited our back yard!

I love Clara's expression in this next photo.

But I love this photo even more because she just placed that obviously extra special egg in her little brother's basket.

I can safely say that this shark shaped egg was Robert's favorite.

They each got about 10 eggs and were ecstatic with their findings.

A perfect, simple Easter.