We had a wonderful Easter with family this year. Tobin had Friday off and we spent the day together playing in and outdoors along with getting our patio furniture set up. Then on Saturday we headed over to Gramma and Bapa's for their traditional Easter Saturday dinner, complete with ham, kiełbasa, home made bread, and hrudka (a Slovak cheese egg). The kids colored and decorated the eggs (this year making "mini-monsters"), played with their cousins, and had fun during their Easter egg hunt!
At our Saturday Easter dinner Damian presented Tobin with his award for the family and friends bracket challenge. Tob was more than excited to win this, and on many occasions really hoped he would get "the award he was always meant to win!" We aren't big sports fans in our household (even though we do enjoy lots of outdoors games). So it was fitting that Tob was the lowest point getter in the family bracket challenge!
Sunday was wonderful as well. The kids woke us up to let us know that they saw bunny eggs left by their doors and leading downstairs. Off they went in search of their Easter baskets! The excitement and giggles were contagious! Once they all found their baskets they sat down to explore them! They were so fun to watch! Gabi was particularly funny... with every new thing or egg she found she would exclaim "woooow!"
Displaying our fun Easter eggs!
At our Saturday Easter dinner Damian presented Tobin with his award for the family and friends bracket challenge. Tob was more than excited to win this, and on many occasions really hoped he would get "the award he was always meant to win!" We aren't big sports fans in our household (even though we do enjoy lots of outdoors games). So it was fitting that Tob was the lowest point getter in the family bracket challenge!
Sunday was wonderful as well. The kids woke us up to let us know that they saw bunny eggs left by their doors and leading downstairs. Off they went in search of their Easter baskets! The excitement and giggles were contagious! Once they all found their baskets they sat down to explore them! They were so fun to watch! Gabi was particularly funny... with every new thing or egg she found she would exclaim "woooow!"
We then put on our Easter outfits and headed to Mass with the Sikora clan! The service in the "gym rocked". The kids did surprisingly well and all looked so cute together! After Mass we said goodbye to the Columbus group and then to the Vincents a little later and enjoyed the afternoon with those left.
Spending this time with family feels great and I am glad our kids are able to experience so many occasions with our family near and far. Growing up we were raised "in a village" (the Hispanic way). Even though my immediate family was small (just my sis and mom) our "family" was always so much larger. It was shared with cousins, aunts, uncles, and family friends! Every holiday was always joyfully loud! Being able to have our kids grow up with family in an equally loud and joyful way warms my heart!
We ended our Sunday with a trip to the park... which WILL RODE HIS BIKE on 2 WHEELS the WHOLE WAY! We met Bapa, Gramma, Eddie and Jona at the park for some kite flying, some playground playing, and a little b-ball lesson for the kids... perfect ending!
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