Appreciating Today

Easter this year was low-key.   We arrived home the day before after two long weeks of back and forth travel between Tampa and Fort Myers and I was pretty impressed we threw together some sort of resemblance of Easter at all. We managed to get a few traditions under our belt.   The dying of eggs.   Carrots and lettuce left out for Mr. Bunny.   Even with the craziness that was our lives right around then, the bunny still meandered his way by our house.   I hear he got a head start this year on his basket assembly, thank goodness.   After church and a nice brunch on the beach, the girls were dying to do their Easter egg hunt.   Wish granted little ladies.   It was a Happy Easter indeed.

This birthday post is coming in a good month overdue.  Life has thrown those I love most a few curveballs and we have been focusing on healing and family time.  With that being said, here’s a little ditty about a girl turning four and her beloved princess party. It was her weekend.   It began with cupcakes and song in school, where not only did her classmates sing the chorus, her mommy, daddy, and sister got to be in on the big event.   It was a bit overwhelming for her, and for a minute I was sure she was going to burst into tears.   She kept it together, as did I, and we celebrated with her friends.   Before the influx of family arrived, we spent an evening with Mickey, Minnie, and none-else than those Disney Princesses our girl loves so.   This year our timid girl has braved many the experience-from ballet to school- and we have watched her confidence continue to rise.  She is mature and funny, and loves those closest to her something fierce.  We ha