Forest Firsts: Easter

Forest was born right at the beginning of a long holiday season. Within his first 6 months of life we celebrated Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, Valentine’s Day, St. Paddy’s day, Mardi Gras and Easter (as well as Guy Fawkes Day in the UK). However, Easter was the first one we really made a big deal out of. It’s fitting that this holiday should be met with pomp and circumstance since it represents the cornerstone of our entire belief system. 

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And now that Forest is nearing the 6 month mark, he’s much more of an active participant than he was during those other holidays. We started our Easter celebration with a visit to meet the Easter Bunny. I feel like these awkward photos are completely representative of the typical American childhood so I totally had to have one of Forest. 

On Friday afternoon we headed to the nearby Stoneridge mall for our photo op. Forest was totally patient and content while we waited in the impossibly slow line for our turn. 

When we were up, I think Jonathan and I both held our breath in anticipation of our son’s reaction to being handed off to a giant rabbit. Never fear, he was totally fine and became fast friends with the mutant bunny. He even obliged and looked right at the camera for that perfect childhood shot. 

He is such a ham and you can totally tell he knows what a camera is! In addition to the Easter bunny tradition, I also decided to put together a little basket for him to receive after church on Easter Sunday.  How perfect is this fox basket for our little Forest-man? 

I was a little skeptical about whether I would be able to find enough non-candy goodies to fill up his basket, but of course Target delivered! We The Easter Bunny bought him two board books, two bath books, Easter themed freezable teethers, a vibrating chickee stroller toy, egg shaped bubbles, bunny ears and some random dinosaurs. Nothing says Easter like a purple stegosaurus.

When Easter Sunday finally arrived we had a nice snuggly morning and headed off to church after Forest’s first nap. 

Baby boy was so stinkin cute in his white linen Ralph Lauren overalls! 

He was surprisingly well behaved in church and only made a murmur or two toward the end.  Not bad for a teething little monster! After church we gave him his Easter basket and took more obligatory photos.

After all the church/basket excitement, he passed out for another nap and afterward we went to Baskin Robbins for some ice cream. I couldn’t bear to deprive him of a bite of momma’s ice cream, so on his first Easter, Forest had his first taste of heaven: Baskin Robbins mint chocolate chip ice cream. 

It was just a spiritual day all the way through! 

I hope your Easter was also full of joy, snuggles, ice cream and awkward photos!