As a nearly-three-year-old little boy, Jude is starting to grasp the activities associated with holidays. And, while he didn't quite understand the idea that the Easter Bunny visited but didn't stick around ("Where'd the Easter Bunny go?" was repeated about 20x) he did run around the living room looking for eggs once we pointed them out.
Actually, that's not entirely true. After finding the first plastic egg, he opened it up to find the first chocolate of the day. The chocolate had not chance... you can see the messy aftermath of that first piece below.
Chocolate? What chocolate?
After that first egg was done, the race was on. The egg hunt didn't last long, but the screaming sugar-filled frenzy was a blast to watch for all of us, except the dog. Fortunately it was a nice day, so George didn't mind being outside.
Al... most... there...
It's a good thing George wasn't inside, as he has a penchant for stealing soft fuzzy toys when Jude first gets them. We can usually train him to realize they are Jude's toys, but I think the lamb that came attached to Jude's Easter basket may have been too much to pass up. As it was, Jude ended up "feeding" the lamb some chocolate, but you can see a vision of the pre-attack basket.
Obviously, not yet seen/touched by Jude
The box you see in the basket contains Jude's very first chocolate bunny. Jude followed directions well and only ate the ears before church. He has not been initiated fully into the secular side of the holiday.
But the most important part of the holiday, in our family, is the commemoration of the first easter... Jesus' resurrection. So after the sugar rush had faded, we got ourselves ready and went headed off to church. Our church is usually a casual-dress affair, but we decided to spiff up for the special day. Jude even wore his "special jacket" just like Daddy, and looked the part of a debonaire toddler. He never quite slowed down enough for a family photo (hint #1 about the caffeine that we missed) but I love the action shot.
There is Sunday School for the children even on Easter, and Jude enjoyed his normal class with Ms. Ruth. As always, they play, sing, listen to Bible stories, and color. We never quite know how much sinks into Jude's consciousness from these classes, but we were touched when today he looked at this picture (the coloring sheet from Sunday School) and pointed to it saying "That must be the stone rolled away!" Yes, Jude, it is.
The sky is yellow. That's all I'm sayin'.
Happy Easter!
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