Our Typical Easter

I loved this post that Mix & Match Mama did to talk about our regular Easter routine...since we aren't getting that this year, sob.

First up, OUTFITS! In the last few years, I've started buying the kids matching or coordinating outfits. It is so fun having girls who can match/coordinate!

2013

Terrible picture of T and D, but she had the CUTEST little dress for her first Easter!

2017

Here's where it starts to get real, y'all!

2018

Loved these outfits so much!

2019

The year I discovered Eleanor Rose...

What will they wear this year?!?!

Now how do we actually celebrate the holiday??

We go to my parents' house on Saturday for a big celebration with my mom's siblings and my cousins and all our families. We used to always go to my grandparents' and since they passed away, we go to my parents'. My mom is 1 of 7 kids {4 are still alive}, and when everyone is together it's at least 40 people. We hunt eggs, my dad BBQs, and we just visit and have a great time.

2019

Some of the 1st cousins' kids.

The big kids hid and the little kids hunted.

2014

Taking it back a few years!

Yes, we let our kids play in buckets in their underwear.

 

2012

My dad, the BBQ champ!

We also celebrate Blair's birthday on occasion...

This year was her 1st birthday and I made her cake!

On Easter Sunday, we go to church and then head to Brent's parents late afternoon for a meal and celebration. We hunt eggs, do confetti eggs, and have a great meal again.

Church in 2017 with my parents XO

2019

Egg hunting time!

2017

Confetti egg time!

Even Paige couldn't escape

 Drew got confetti too in 2013!

It was fun but a little bittersweet to look through all these pics, since we'll be alone this year. I've got some gifts for the kids from a local bookstore, and we're debating Brent going to buy candy to hide eggs - is it worth it to go into a store?!?! - and I'll definitely make the kids pose in their outfits ha. I think we will still have fun as a family, but everything this year is just so weird!

How do you celebrate Easter?

Anatomy of a Kitchen Counter

This is probably going to seem like a silly post, but I am constantly amazed at how my house can go from clean to cluttered so fast as a family of 5. I wanted to show my kitchen counter as proof of this as the day progressed. I took about 10 or so pictures throughout the day and just chuckled at this progression. Maybe someone else will find this interesting? Maybe?

Night before - 10 pm

Finished cleaning the kitchen and wiping the counters down

Only things out: my water class and computer

9 am - breakfast time for the girls!

What's out: children, 2 plates, 2 water cups, my computer, butter knife

10 am - unloading groceries

What's out: hot glue gun, bowl from Trent's breakfast, the girls' breakfast dishes, school work spread out, my headset/computer, and 8 rolls of toilet paper that need to be distributed, my water glass, Trent's cup

11 am - we're technically outside

What's out: girls' breakfast plates STILL out, hello to my coffee and tablespoon, Trent's breakfast bowl, hot glue gun, school work, Trent's pen, my car key, Trent's watch, and still that TP

Hi Trent! Hi open back door! {why won't these kids close the door??}

12:30 pm - lunch is served

What's out: same plates but a different meal, computer/headset, my car key, coffee, glue gun, Trent's bowl, school work, lunch fixings

1:45 pm - My lunch time

What's out - blender for smoothie, plates from lunch, glue gun, Trent's bowl, bowl of frozen peaches for Paige {that she didn't eat}, coffee {yes, I drink it this slowly}, plastic sack from an earlier walk, my car key, green beaded necklace, strawberries and tomatoes leftover from lunch, school work, computer/headset

2:40 pm - Hi Trent!

What's out - same as before but we've added Trent doing his work and a snack pack of Pringles and 2 sacks of crayons

*Big break here as I was helping Brent spread rock around the flower beds*

5:45 pm - It's time for a colossal meltdown from a tired Paige

What's out - same as before minus the Pringles plus an early dinner snack for Paige, a purple beaded necklace, squirty fruit package, and my water glass is back

7 pm - Meal 4,327

What's out - those same plates getting another meal, container of leftover Spanish rice I made on Sunday, half an apple, empty squirty fruit container, more beaded necklaces, some random bell pepper slices, glue gun, 2 knives, my smoothie straw, my car key, water cups for everyone but Brent

8:30 pm - Winding down the day...hopefully

What's out - I cleaned the stove so my cast iron griddle got moved over, Trent made some hot chocolate so we've added the mix, measuring cup, and mug, plus Brent's old cell phone they all play with, a few things were put away, yay!

9:45 pm - And it's clean again!!!

Whew! That didn't even seem to get as bad as it does sometimes, and it still got pretty awful during the middle of the day. 

How do you handle clutter in your house?