Happy Easter!

Last night, Cameron was in a frenzy of excitement, so full of anticipation for the Easter Bunny's visit that he was unable to sleep. He had left a note for the Easter Bunny, including a request that E.B. visit him in his room and "tickle me with your soft ears." I happen to have inside info that E.B. had a difficult time hiding the eggs and basket, as Cameron was up so late that E.B. was getting quite tired.

And, no surprise, at 5 a.m. I heard Cameron padding into my bedroom to whisper, "Mommy? Is it time to find my basket now?" To which I groggily but emphatically responded, "No." At a somewhat more reasonable 7 a.m., I got up with Matthew. Cameron apparently has some kind of GPS tracking device hidden in my pajamas, as he always, always wakes up within about 30 seconds of me. He quickly located me in the kitchen and almost instantaneously spotted an egg hidden in a shoe near the front door. From that point onward, he was on a frantic and highly successful egg-seeking mission. When the last egg had been discovered, he was ready to move on to his basket, but Daddy was STILL sleeping. Cameron quickly solved that problem.

Without too much frustration, the basket was found stashed in the towel cupboard. A note from E.B. explained that he had tickled Cameron with his soft ears as directed, but Cameron had slept through the tickling. The bunny went on to point out that the Easter basket contained a few gifts for Matthew, and that Cameron should share his candy and be good in church. Sadly, Cameron found it very difficult to follow E.B.'s mandate a few hours later, as an hour and a half is a long time to sit still when you are four years old and have eaten more jelly beans than is reasonable before noon.

In addition to some candy, Cameron was excited to find his basket brimming with play silks, a play silk sword and a book of Shrinky Dinks. For Matthew, E.B. had thoughtfully provided a stylish selection of BabyLegs and the book "More, More, More Said the Baby." The play silks, which are large, colorful squares of silk for imaginary play, resulted in many creative costumes including angel wings for Matthew.

Although Matthew makes a cute angel, I thought he looked even cuter all dressed up for church. And here is Cameron, celebrating his first Easter four years ago!