so…and i like to start with so…the child that lives within is happy. because it’s easter. and blessed easter childhood memories resurface…of skittle-colored eggs. sunday morning service. new tights and white patent leather shoes with ankle straps (and crying when i couldn’t find the other one and finally clip-clopping out to a honking car with mis-matched shoes and an ugly cry face to skid away just in time to make it for my dad’s sermon). ham dinners and digging through plastic easter grass to find one more jelly bean. my mom’s rice crispy treat baskets with green coconut and licorice handles. it is confection at its best…and the one time of year i actually enjoy pepto bismol pastels.
…and also motherhood. because, as much as the deep foundation of this amazing “profession” resides simply in loving…there are these splendid bonuses. like watching your pig-tailed ‘lil cubby tediously scan the lawn for eggs because this year, she’s big enough to be a part of the neighborhood hunt.
like swelling inside when she clings extra tight in fear of the easter bunny but pulls away for just a moment to wave at him. like watching her decorate bunny crafts with the other kids and wondering where the time went.
like feeling my throat tighten when two people asked, “is she the baby that sat in the grass with the bunny ears last year?”
yes, she is and she’s oh-so big now.
we love easter. we love watching rows of crisp white eggs transform into sweet orbs of cotton candy-ish confection.
…and i’m well aware of the bitter fact that there will soon be a day when she won’t need security from the easter bunny. when skittle-colored eggs aren’t the highlight of her day. when she refuses to wear pig-tails.
but for now…it’s just bless-ed.
we like easter. and bunnies…like i almost walked out of the pet store the other day with a real one. and then i thought what am i doing?
happy almost-easter.
oh wait…
our easter card this year…
front…
inside…
back…
have a great weekend!
~k
Somebunny in Michigan wishes he was there to hug, hold, laugh and love with you all. Happy Easter…there is a chill here, but you just warmed it all away. I am glad you have clear memories of your childhood–you are imprinting your little one (and the boys) with rich layers of memories too. I love you. Happy Easter!
Not dropping any hints or anything, but that card sure would look good with all the other Lainey pictures I have!
She really just gets cuter by the minute. That Easter card is unreal:) Even though it is on my fridge I loved seeing it again! Love her. The picture on the of teh card is my favorite. The hat, leg warmers…that color on her oh delicious! Happy Easter! xoxox
Pigtails!!!! Love them! And those leg warmers…oh my goodness 🙂
LOVE the photos Kelle with an “E”! Yes they grow too, too fast…love the switch from bunny ears to pigtails! I miss my Bug….HOPPY EASTER!
Love the hair! She looks so cute.
I’m back! Missed you guys. Holy shit with the cute pigtails. Your Easter postcard is placed on its very own windowsill in our kitchen. I love it.
She’s a kid, eh?
The deep foundation of loving. Well said. And, your Easter memories brought back all of mine. Fun that we get to create that now.
Good to be home. Good to be on enjoying the small things.
Happy Easter!
It’s been awhile since I’ve commented, but I’m still enjoying … just haven’t had much to say.
Oh, the card … precious!
beautiful post kell!!!
your words are amazing! lainey’s pigtails walking around with all the other kids finding eggs…precious!
dying egg pics are the BEST! black/white of eggs-love!
thanks for taking me back down memory lane. your beautiful words tend to do that to me!!!
Hey Kelle,
I rarely comment but just had to write something for this post – the pictures of Lainey on your Easter card are absolutely amazing! I can’t believe how grown up she looks in her Easter dress and pig tails – such an adorable girl!
Lena
Wow, Lainey looks so grown up in her piggytails!
And by the way, does she have earrings (stick-ons?) in one of the pictures? I couldn’t tell for sure…
I love the picture with the big carrot, very cool!
I can’t handle the pigtails! They’re just too much! How come she always has this GIANT growth, I’m turning into a little girl spurt a month before her birthday? She did it at 11 months when she came to meet Lily that day and is doing it now! Seeing the little bunny from last Easter was crazy!
don’t know how, but i missed this post – LOVE the piggy-tails.
ok and ll with the green basket…when did the toddler go and this little girl pop up in her place?! amazing! i swear she’s grown 6 inches in just a couple posts!
oh my goodness piggies. i. love. them.
and the velveteen looking bunny? so much easier to care for than the real thing. i’m sure. i don’t know. but i’m pretty sure. and it looks just as cute in pictures. although i do have to admit that those wiggily little noses and whiskers and cotton tails have a certain loveiness to them.
but harder to care for. i’m pretty sure of it.
You are so talented and so blessed in so many ways. I’ve been meaning to tell you to let your Dad know he has a fan too. I always look for his comments as he too has a way with words. 🙂 What lucky girls you have!