Easter is this Sunday and I’m excited to spend the day attending church and being with my family. We’ll have an Easter egg hunt, too, with a few goodies for the kids that I’m sure they’ll like. Besides going to church, which is the whole reason for the season, our family has a few Easter traditions that fill me with Easter joy. Here they are:
Bunny Cake
It might not be Pin-worthy or Martha Stewart approved, but that doesn’t matter to us. My kids and I love making a bunny cake out of boxed mix and frosting. So fun! It’s easy, too. But you guessed that didn’t you? Otherwise *I* wouldn’t make it, right?
If you’d like some official instructions on how to make the bunny with a bow tie shape, then refer to the pictures here.
Bunny Visits
My kids may not visit the Easter Bunny anymore, but our kitten does. Scooter, 6 months old, made her first visit to the Easter Bunny this past weekend. The tradition started a couple years ago when we took our beloved Mr. Tabbers to meet the Easter Bunny. His picture with the Easter Bunny is a treasured family heirloom now. So we had to take Scooter.
A Greyhound rescue organization holds the event at a local pet store. For a donation to their charity, you and your pet can get a picture with the Easter Bunny. Scooter wasn’t so sure at first:
But, she warmed up (okay, just a little) and look how cute this picture turned out:
Bunny Laughs
Easter is about the joy of the resurrection which means it’s okay to be happy on Easter. And what makes me happiest? My family, eating without gaining weight, and not hearing the dentist say, “hmm” during my checkup. Oh, wait, I was talking about what makes me happiest at Easter. Humor! Like these funny Easter cartoons:
May you have Easter Joy this year! Do you have any special Easter traditions? I’d love to hear!
Liked the last eCard. That’s my favorite hiding spot, too!
I know! Especially those Reeses’ Peanut Butter eggs.
Katy @ Experienced Bad Mom recently posted…Easter Cake, Visits and Laughs
I love that you have happy things during Easter, and ohmygosh that photo with the bunny and your kitty traditions CRACK ME UP.
I also LOVE the cake!! I am drooling just looking at it. Oh, how I miss my old love, cakes and frosting- LOTS of frosting. I’ve been grieving this loss since going gf. Sigh…. I could eat that damn bunny cake in one sitting. Serious. Like really- I mean it.
Those ecards are HILARIOUS!!’
HAPPY EASTER my dear friend!!
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Hope your Easter was blessed Chris!
We’ve still got half the cake left, but only because I was busy eating jelly beans and cookies.
Katy @ Experienced Bad Mom recently posted…Easter Cake, Visits and Laughs
The white part of the Cadbury creme egg is the most delicious. Along with the yellow part and the chocolate part. Happy Easter, Katy!
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Hope your Easter was lovely, Mo!
Katy @ Experienced Bad Mom recently posted…Easter Cake, Visits and Laughs
Our tradition is to join my parents for lunch at a restaurant mid-way between our homes. This year, my Father-in-law, his fiancee, her daughter and grandson will be joining us, along with my brothers and a Peace Corps friend of my parents’. Phew! That’s a lot of people!!
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Hope it was a happy day, Rabia! I loved seeing your new family photo on Facebook. What a great looking family!
Katy @ Experienced Bad Mom recently posted…Easter Cake, Visits and Laughs
Every year there would be two Easter Bunny trails at our house. One outside and one inside. We called it the Outside Bunny and the Inside Bunny. It’s miraculous! Now that my two are away at college, the Inside Bunny no longer visits (clever fellow) but the Outside Bunny still does. Left me a delicious Purdy’s chocolate confection on the front steps. In a completely unrelated situation, I dropped off a copy of My Very Good, Very Bad cat plus some Purdy’s on the doorstep of my cat loving pals at 06:30 this morning. Friends. They’re the best. A very Happy Easter to you and yours, my American Friend.
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I want the outside Bunny to visit my house next year, Kelly. Sounds like one nice Bunny! Hope your Easter was terrific.
Katy @ Experienced Bad Mom recently posted…Easter Cake, Visits and Laughs