Monday, April 13, 2009

Lying to my children and Counting my Blessings


Sam really wanted to know if the Easter Bunny was human or not. I'm not hugely attached to the idea that my kids need to believe in the Easter Bunny, but at the same time I'm not ready to admit that it's all a hoax. He didn't press that much. In fact, when he found a sippy cup (shown above as my decoy while taking Ben's picture) in his easter basket that he had seen in the closet, he accepted my explanation that some of the stuff in his basket came from me and some of it came from the Easter Bunny. He'll figure it out soon enough, right? Let the children enjoy a bit of fantasy while it lasts. Here's the best shot I got of Easter clothes--I know it's washed out, but I thought it kind of looked like a perfume add or something.

We had magical weather on Easter Sunday, making our traditional dinner with Jason, Beth, and Nellie as perfect as it could be. We are so blessed to have family we love close by! (Don't ever move Jason and Beth! We'd be forced to follow you!).
Otherwise, our family is elbow deep in mulch and compost working on our garden. I worked at a garden center for a few months in college and managed to learn nothing, so Chris takes care of most of it. I figure I'll be in charge of harvesting and cooking/canning (if I get that ambitious). The kids and I help water every afternoon, which usually turns into a big mud-fest, and then a big cry-fest as I hose them off and drag them to the bath. Ben eats dirt like it's keeping him alive. I wonder if that kid's missing some nutrients in his diet or something, which is very unlikely seeing as how he eats more than the other two kids combined. But we love being outdoors right now and plan to enjoy the cool weather while it lasts.

2 comments:

Sarah and Mike Stancliffe said...

I hear ya about the bunny. Mike and I watched "The Village" the day before Easter and I felt like one of those parents teaching their kids about the creatures that live beyond their borders. Kaitlyn is terrified of the idea of a magic bunny. I have to direct all questions to Mike. :) Good luck with the garden, home grown is soooo good.

autumn said...

Amber, how are you! This is your long lost college roommate. You look great and your kids are absolutely darling.

Good to see life after the Y is treating you well.

I too agree about the Easter bunny. For some reason the fantasy that a giant bunny comes and leaves a bunch of treats has been harder for me to push. I sort of mention it. In fact, the entire idea of giant bunny sort of scares me.