Happy Easter, 2017
Greetings to all. Christ is Risen!
Today was a day of miracles! So much happened, and for Xavier, whose day began at 0530, he was overwhelmed with new things. He ended up falling asleep on the couch by 1800—that never happens, no matter how tired he grows!
We opened the day with a sunrise service to celebrate our Risen Lord. After service, we finished some shopping, where Xavier picked out the floral choices for the dining table. We had several guests arriving around noon for a feast.
One of the new things for Xavier today was meeting his paternal grandfather, really for the first time. Grandpa Bill spent the day with us, and sat as one of the honored guests at our feast.
Aunt Chelle arrived second, bringing an Easter basket. We exchanged baskets. Xavier, of course, made out well. He had much to occupy himself before Ben, a friend of his, arrived.
Before lunch, while Xavier and Ben were distracted (by design), several others hid the eggs we dyed yesterday and a number of plastic egg shells with goodies inside. Then, we let the two boys at it!
Xavier did not know quite what to make of it. This gave Ben a great advantage. It took only a little coaching, and Xavier figured it out. The competition grew intense when Xavier understood that the one finding the most eggs wins.
When Xavier found an egg, he spiked it into his basket. One of today's miracles was how few of his real eggs did not break.
One of the eggs Xavier found scared a rabbit from its hiding place not two feet away. I pointed and told Xavier, "Xavier, look! It's the Easter Bunny! We caught him hiding eggs." Xavier laughed and gave a halfhearted chase until the rabbit ducked under a fence. Xavier then returned to hunting eggs.
One of the items Xavier scored in an Easter basket were three squirt guns. After lunch, he and Ben tested them out on each other. The battle escalated to pails of water. Both got drenched to the skin, and loved every minute of it.
By the way, Xavier won the competition. Of course, the adults favored showing him where he might find an egg or two.