Chocolate and eggs and cars, oh my!
March 23, 2008Unlike Christmas, I never felt left out of Easter growing up Jewish. As an adult, it’s been mostly just annoying that all the stores and restaurants are closed.
Three years ago, I made an easter egg hunt for A. Incidentally, just a couple of months ago, he and Gatito discovered one of those eggs! Luckily it was plastic, not real, and filled with jelly beans, which they didn’t lose any time devouring.
This year, something took over and I got into it, going a little crazy in the Easter aisle at Target. When Gatito got up this morning, he immediately found a small blue egg on the steps and the hunt was on! I wish I’d had a video camera for the funny “I need to pee but I don’t want to stop and go to the potty” dance (finally ended, unfortunately, when he gave up and just let loose in his pull-up).
I don’t know what eggs and chocolate and a Lighting McQueen Easter basket (and a Mater Pez!) have to do with Jesus rising from the dead, but it was fun!
Who cares how the holidays came about, I am just thankful that we get some days off…but it does stink that people of different faiths are stuck with the “Christian” holidays for days off from work and restaurant and store closures.. I am for more floating holidays. Let me take the day when I want it. Sounds like you had a fun hunt!
one year we missed a hard boiled egg at my grandma’s. FOUR YEARS LATER we found it when someone opened the grandfather clock. yankee candle doesn’t make that in a holiday scented candle!
sounds like you all had fun, regardless of the holiday’s origins (and my nephew would be wicked jealous of G’s McQueen basket! it’s all-cars-all-the-time with him =)