and then the shenanigans began....
Oh the silliness. We ended up with several beautiful symbols of fertility and rebirth. Or, Easter eggs if you're so inclined...
Then Henry took a break to do this:
This morning the table held our masterpieces, as well as a few chocolate treats and a pretty little Bunnykins bowl for Clara (purchased at our favorite Evanston antique shop).
Henry found his basket and immediately began his search of the living room...
Then we all ate an egg to fortify ourselves for the sugar-filled day that we knew lay ahead.
Here is Clara in her stages of dressing up:
Isn't she lovely?
I can't stand it!
I'm pretty sure hers was the only bonnet in church today. So sad.
I can't help it. My kids are the most beautiful things in the world.
Here's Clara and Dad, right next to the "Eat, Drink and Be Merry" window. That's all I will say about that.
Henry decorated an envelope with Easter stickers, took a walk with Bampa, and waited patiently through the sermon so that he could have a bunny-shaped marshmallow.
Back in Deerfield we posed for a family picture.
There was much discussion of the traditional lamb cake. Notice the hole in its head? When we arrived, there was a giant steel skewer holding the whole thing up. Bampa referred to the hole as its lobotomy scar. Then he 'repaired' it with his finger. Henry added the jellybean face.
There was also the traditional photographing of the traditional lamb cake.
Henry sat down at the table 20 minutes before dinner was to be ready. He really wanted to eat those three jellybeans sitting next to his plate. He knew he couldn't have them until his dinner was finished, so he was ready to start dinner!
He also got to eat the head of the lamb....
...which Mary happily sliced for our after-dinner enjoyment.
That last photo may or may not have been posed with help from my husband.I hope everyone out there had a happy Easter/Celebration of Spring/Rites of Fertility and Rebirth/Four More Weeks Till Passover/Regular Old Sunday.
5 comments:
i think eleanor and clara wore the same easter cardigan! from the children's place, little flower applique and sweet trim?
the bonnet is just too cute. little e went without a proper bonnet, but she did have a pink knit hat with bunny ears, courtesy of sarah.
happy easter!
Indeed your kids are beautiful!
too sweet....was Henry looking for Easter Eggs under the snow? grammie
Lovely -- all of you, but especially the (three) lambs!
p.s. That's the same Raggedy set that Anne had when she was a babe!
That is so strange, to see the childhood dishes -- something so familiar -- in a different family context... not only the raggedy dishes, but also the bunnykins! Evie loves to play with my old bunnykins set, the one my parents NEVER EVER let me use. Seriously, I always thought they were Peter Rabbit as a kid, so apparently they never even let me look at them too closely. :)
Your eggs are lovely, as are the chirrin.
Happy Spring -- Anne
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