Well, it came. I sent invitations out a month ago. I spent weeks moving, painting and cleaning. I spent last night filling hundreds of plastic eggs. The Easter Bunny came last night and left baskets of goodies for the kids to find.
Riley found carrot in the hallway and happily munched it while daddy I goaded her to open the linen closet. She had just started opening the door when her brother caught sight of Riley's Easter basket and screamed. She jumped back a foot and stood dazed. Once she was sure there wasn't a monster in the closet she tried it again. There it was!
Isaac was so excited by his sister's discovery he opened every door in the hallway, but no luck. Soon he discovered a trail of carrots from the the kitchen counter. Darn that messy bunny! He followed it to the back bathroom where his basket was in the shower.
Soon the house was filling with people and Mike's Easter Egg Pancakes were underway. They were shaped and colored like Easter eggs and each color had a different flavor (cinnamon, almond, vanilla, etc). We also had fruit salad, potatoes, Canadian bacon and Godiva coffee. When everyone had eaten their fill it was time for the main event.
It couldn't have gone better if I'd have dreamed it. The kids found lots of eggs. The Bunny hid the ones we died and left the plastic ones to Mike and I. We asked the big kids to find the real eggs and leave the plastic ones for the babies. We also gave the babies a head start.
I was happy to sit on the patio and watch all the fun unfold. We had kids from 4mo-8yrs old and lots of friends and family in our backyard. It was wonderful to be able to host this many people (unthinkable in the old house.)
I felt all week like I needed to do more for this party. I skipped Easter themed plates and napkins altogether. I had gone out of my way in the past and felt like no one noticed and besides the pancakes were prettier than any plate would have been. I used a few yards of pretty, spring themed fabric for a table cloth so I can wash it and make something for Riley's new room with it. I reused every plastic egg we had from last year, all the eggs from the church hunt and raided dollar bins for more. In the end there was plenty of food, plenty of eggs and everyone had a blast. We also had a three or four cameras going the whole time. I think that should be the ratio at all my events from now on.
Riley's nod (off) of approval
It was an believable success. It made us feel so loved. All houses should be broken in my many happy, noisy children. When it was over my antisocial partner turned to me and said "when's the next holiday!". Amazing party. As far as Easters go my basket floweth over.
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