Easter!

Easter is a big deal in the Pearson household. Brian has fond memories of Easter as a kid and really wants to pass that along to Jaxon.
We started the weekend by taking Jaxon to the nearby elementary school for an Easter Eggstravaganza. Jaxon was so excited to go to "his" school. The first thing he says when we walk in was, "WOW! My school has a jumping castle!!"

What a difference from last year!
Then we dyed eggs. Let me just say, I'm glad I had 3 dozen eggs in my fridge, because I broke almost a dozen of them just boiling them!




What a goof ball!

Then the Easter bunny came to our house while we were sleeping. The night before Easter we were talking to Jax about it and he says, "Is the Easter bunny going to come into my room and tap my knees?" Really? Where does he get this stuff?! So in the morning we asked him if the Easter bunny tapped his knees and he replied, "Nooo. Day were under the covers!" Duh Mom!

Ready to go outside and hunt for those eggs!

This was his reaction each and every time he found an egg... "EEHHHH GGG"

After we found the 18 eggs (thank goodness the Easter Bunny let us know how many he left, because we almost left one behind), we had a good breakfast of homemade waffles (yes, people, from scratch!) and Kielbasa sausages. And Jaxon & I got ready for church. Brian got ready for his church... the golf course.

Jaxon DID NOT want to wear this shirt! We fought.. a lot! And any other good mom would have said, "Fine honey. What shirt would you like to wear?" But not me! The kid was going to wear the new shirt I bought him if it killed us! And with all the commotion, I forgot to take a picture of us dressed up :( So sad.

Jaxon must have been a good boy in church, because the Easter Bunny left eggs & a present at Abu & Lola's house too! He also left some planes at Grammy Sue's house which she brought with her for Easter Dinner.

The wonderful thing about living back in Tucson? We get to host holidays with BOTH of our families! I seriously love it. So the Rios and the Pearsons gathered for dinner on the patio. But did I take any pictures? Nope. Just of Kory & Jaxon playing soccer. It warms my heart to watch Jax & his older cousin play. I'm so happy that he will grow up with at least one cousin in town.

The BIG Easter Bunny

For my 4th blog of NaBloMoPo I will keep with the theme of the month which is BIG.

On Saturday, Jaxon & I went to visit the Easter Bunny at Cottonwood Mall. It was a very spur of the moment thing, Brian was at the driving range, Jaxon was playing nicely & quietly with his toys in the living room and I was thinking of starting dinner when I decided we had to see the Easter Bunny NOW! So I told Jaxon, "We are going to see the Easter Bunny, Bud. Let's change and get in the car." You would have thought I told him we were going to Disneyland, he was so excited! He starts yelling, "Bye Ucy. Bye Efant. Shut on. Pans on. Bye Ucy, atuh. Yay! E Bunny. Hooway E Bunny" (Bye Lucy. Bye Elephant. Shirt on. Pants on. Bye Lucy, later. Yay! Eater Bunny. Hooray Easter Bunny) He has never been dressed so fast and so accommodating. It was fabulous! We were out the door within 10 minutes of my deciding to leave.

The entire way to the mall I am prepping Jaxon. "We are going to see the EasterBunny. You are going to sit on his lap and have your picture taken with him. What do you say when someone takes your picture?" He would answer, "Hooway! E Bunny! Yay! E Bunny. Cheeeese" I started to think that he thought we were going to see the four legged, furry, little Easter Bunny. Not the big, gigantic bunny who wears clothes and humongous glasses! I started to panic a little bit. This may not go as well I thought it would.

We get to Easter Bunny and Jaxon was eerily quiet and calm. Hmmm. Not a good sign!

Waiting nicely for our turn.

( I can't say that I blame him. Easter Bunny was a little creepy looking. He was HUGE! compared to the little guys anyway. After waiting 30 minutes it's our turn.

At this point, I start telling Jaxon how nicely those girls are sitting and smiling. There's nothing to be afraid of. Easter Bunny is nice.

What does the Bunny do? He takes a break! Jaxon takes this time to find his voice and say, "Bye E Bunny. Ater. Ets go Mama." - Later. Let's go Mama. Yup, not going to go well. I had the fleeting thought of actually leaving without a picture. I knew at this point it wasn't going to be a good one, so why pay $24 for pictures where he is crying? But, like I said it was a fleeting thought. I had already invested 45 minutes into this we were sticking it out!

Thankfully, one of the Bunny helpers gave him a bear & bunny hat. He was happy.... for now!

Easter Bunny comes back and once again Jaxon get quiet. I take him out of the stroller and he turns to plastic wrap. He is clinging to me like no other. He has the hardest grasp on my shoulders I think he may have left a bruise. Oh dear. We should have left. I turn him over to Easter Bunny and he starts SCREAMING, "NO MAMA! NO E BUNNY." So what's a good mama to do? I sat him down and walked away! I did my best to tell him to say cheese and to smile but to no avail. Oh well. I got my picture. It will be a memory that we will look back on in 20 years and laugh. He will probably be in therapy however. Better start saving now.

At least he looked handsome in his sweater vest.

Stay tuned for tomorrow's post... Easter Egg Hunt & Church!

All I can say is thank goodness I decided to do NaBloMoPo this month... lots going on!