TRADITION

So, for Easter we didn't do things exactly the same as always. We like to make it to church but that didn't happen. We did give the girls a few special things in their easter bag (notebooks, stickers, coloring stuff), but it wasn't in the morning. It ended up being in the afternoon. We did do a very small egg hunt in the front yard, but that ended up being later in the day too. Sometimes having a bigger family just means we have to be more and more flexible. It's just the way it goes. I didn't even get a family photo of us (which I usually like to do), but that was ok. We were just all a little more tired this weekend, and 2 little ones were dealing with a cold. Despite that, we did manage to make homemade cinnamon rolls (which has become an Easter tradition I hope to keep...for as long as everyone still wants to eat them). This year the bigger two wanted to help. I think tradition (whatever it may be) is fun and kids really get excited when they know it's a once a year thing. My mom used to make a special bread for Easter and we had special treats for Christmas that we made every year. This is our own tradition that I have just started doing for our family and having them join me makes my heart smile. Passing something on to your kids is a wonderful thing. I feel like the quality time spent in the process is perhaps even the bigger thing being passed on.

These are a somewhat healthy version of cinnamon rolls. They weren't the "prettiest" we have ever seen but they gobbled theirs up.

And this is what it looks like in our house the next morning when we are heating up the leftover homemade cinnamon rolls for breakfast. Everyone wants to see when they are ready!