Oh Snap

Easter 2022 will go down in history as the year the Eater Bunny was "unveiled"!!  

Summer is 7.  For a couple years now, she has had a lot of questions about Santa Clause, the Tooth Fairy and {gulp} the Easter Bunny.

The day started as usual...with Easter Baskets and an egg hunt.

We went for a walk in the beautiful sunny weather.

Jordan and Phoebe drove up to join us.

We had a nice meal together (Mike was still in isolation with Covid so he had to eat upstairs)...even a last minute dessert.

It wasn't until I tried to get the kids together for a photo that my cover was blown:  All the kids had received sandals in their Easter baskets and I wanted them to wear them in the photo.  All I said was "I bought those shoes for you to wear on Easter"  Summer's face once she heard me was priceless...I actually saw the gears turning in her head.  Then she said, "Oh Snap!"  We all had a good laugh and Summer continued to call me "Easter Bunny" for the rest of the day:)  Hopefully nobody else in her class at school still believed, because she told everyone the "truth" she had discovered haha.

(Here's a picture with the shoes that caused all the trouble)

Fifty and Fabulous

Lisa turned FIFTY!!!  

How is that possible?!

  

Whether we can believe it or not, it happened!

 

We had so much fun planning and executing her "1970s" birthday extravaganza:)

Complete with:

Decorations

I knew I wanted to make a collage of pictures of Lisa as soon as we decided to do a party.  It was so fun to go through so many pictures from years past.  Life is truly a beautiful thing!!

And look how fantastic this banner is!  So fun to picture what life was like back in the 70s:)

Costumes

Sheri brought an entire trunk full of 1970s themed dress up clothes--so amazing.  The kids had a lot of fun trying them on...some were more cooperative than others haha.

(Not sure how "70s" Summer is, but she was happy)

The boys were surprisingly great sports;)  Tyler gets an A+

Games

I came up with a trivia game all about Lisa.  It was such fun brainstorming for questions.  Jason won (by a hair) and proved to know Lisa the best...well, besides the one who came up with the questions;)  I also had a 1970s "Name that Tune" game ready, but we didn't get a chance to play it.

Cake

We felt like turning 50 called for splurging on the cake!  We ordered lemon raspberry from Afterthoughts and it was so so good.

And lots of laughs:)

I am so grateful to have grown up with such a loving, caring, generous "big" sister.  I know she would do anything for me, and I her.  Love you Lisa!  So glad you were born all those many, many, many years ago;)

And then there were four...

 I'm not sure if it's because I already have one kid moved out, or because last time she left I missed her so much, but Jordan moved to Seattle and I don't like it!!  This business of raising kids and then sending them off on their own is rough.  But, I am excited for Jordan to be closer to school (UW) and friends...and to be living with a bunch of kids her own age...who are much more fun than us! 

So good luck Jordan!!  Thanks for picking a school that's only 30 minutes away;)