Easter

Will you look at that ham? Alicia fancied it up with scoring, cloves, cherries and fancy glaze. It felt like 1960 in our home for a minute there. Tam also helped to make a scalloped potato thing for dinner too. She and Mark were feeling a little Christensen kid deprived so we arranged for them to join us today for the afternoon and dinner. The kids loved it and Tam and Mark did too.

This year the kids received a letter from the easter bunny stating that he'd come after church. Then when everyone got home from church there was a picture of Jesus in everyone's basket and another note leading to the first of many scavenger hunt locations where candy was placed. This was done as an alternative to hiding candy or eggs all over the house for free grabbing. It was a bit more paced and equal in terms of candy distribution but it might not have been as exciting for the kids.

Emily asked a lot of questions about how the easter bunny knew our day and knew Tam was coming over (there was a bag for them too). She's right on the razor's edge of discovering the grand deception. Alicia and I don't know what to expect when we break the news. I think she'll know the truth of Santa, the Tooth Fairy and the Easter Bunny this year.

Especially if she happens to read this blog.