Easter

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This was our first Easter in three years that we were not away from home.  The past two I think we were in Kansas, and the one before that I don't remember.  I wanted to get another Longaberger basket to match the one that G was given last year (for Chalupa) but um ... that was cost prohibitive.  So I went this route.  Which was still pricey as far as baskets go, but these will be reused.

I went a little overboard, maybe?  With the treats?  The matchbox cars there almost didn't make the cut, I thought I'd hold on to those for his birthday.  But at the last minute I thought he should have at least one actual toy.

This turned out to be the right call.

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He was very excited when I told him the Easter Bunny had visited.

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Chalupa is just happy to be included and in the action!

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His first Bible.

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And the winner for Chalupa, the $1 bin key teether.  He loves those things.

G's favorite was the cars, naturally.  He got several books which I keep having to read and reread (Chalupa got books too which I keep having to read and reread).  Including Pete Plays Ball.  Which is a great learning to read book except that ... um Pete is no good at baseball.  He strikes out.  He drops the ball.  He overthrows the ball.  He is out at home plate.  It's border line depressing.  And we read Casey at the Bat fairly regularly so I'm not opposed to games in which it doesn't go the home teams way.  But after each Pete mistake - where it reads "But Pete is not Upset.  Pete tried his best."  I add the line, "Pete just needs to practice."

But he loves the book.  So I read it.  And who knows.  Maybe it's not passing through into any permanent holding in his brain anyway.  Maybe baseball won't be his game.  The other Pete book we got, Pete's Lunch, is cute.  About sharing.  We like that one alot too.

These were our first foray into Pete the Cat.

The Bible stories are cute too.  Very easy to understand and it's the stories you'd expect; Noah, David and Goliath, Daniel and the Lions.  I'm surprised Jonah didn't make it now that I think on it.  But I need to get a Children's Bible and we need to start reading the verses he's studying in school at home too.  He sings Jesus Loves Me.  It's pretty spectacular.

Oooh.  Good word.  I need to get him saying that one.

Easter was swell.  I made lamb with mint/oregano pesto and it was yummy.  First attempt at lamb.  And last for a while.  That stuff ain't cheap!