Year 5, Day 51

With Easter morning very nearly upon us, I knew that Miles would have a thousand thoughts barreling through his head last night. In an effort to run interference between Miles and Audrey (and, frankly, the rest of the house), I slept next to him on an air mattress in Audrey's room. Sure enough, he woke … Continue reading Year 5, Day 51 →

Year 5, Day 50

After yesterday's visit with the Easter Bunny proved unfruitful, there was no time to waste today in getting holiday festivities started. ...except that storms early in the morning quashed plans for an egg hunt at a local rec center. Fortunately, they still had a pool, so the kids were happy! For better or worse, I … Continue reading Year 5, Day 50 →

Year 5, Day 49

Today, we made the trip to Augusta, GA to visit Miles's friend Audrey for Easter weekend. The first order of business upon arriving was to pay an essential trip to the Easter Bunny for pictures. Alas, when we arrived for our appointment, we were faced with the news that the Easter Bunny had fallen ill … Continue reading Year 5, Day 49 →

Year 5, Day 48

In a turn of events that warrants much rejoicing, Miles's behavior at daycare this week was good enough that he was allowed to participate in the Easter egg hunt today. I can't imagine how devastated he would've been otherwise, because this kid is ALL IN on Easter right now. In fact, after we came home … Continue reading Year 5, Day 48 →

Year 4, Day 38

With COVID still limiting social events, and finding ourselves without a spacious backyard in the new home, we...I mean...the Easter Bunny decided to hide eggs in the house this year. I figured we'd wake up Easter morning, have a nice family breakfast, then reveal the presence of hidden eggs to Miles. Well, by the time … Continue reading Year 4, Day 38 →

Year 4, Day 35

With the move (and the fact that it ambushed us when we flipped the calendar to April), Easter really snuck up on us this year. Miles, however, is extremely ready for a repeat visit from the Easter Bunny, as evidenced by the éclat with which he presented all of the goodies he got at his … Continue reading Year 4, Day 35 →

Year 4, Day 25

After he finished his bath tonight, Miles got to help me bake some Easter cookies. He insisted on doing as much of the prep as possible, which thanks to the fine folks at Pillsbury basically meant moving the chunks of dough from the package to a baking sheet. As he peered into the oven, watching … Continue reading Year 4, Day 25 →

Year 3, Day 228

Miles was a bit cranky this evening, which led to a lengthy period of stubbornness and noncompliance with even the most basic of commands. So I decided to try masquerading as someone he does respect, retreating to the bathroom and giving Jaclyn's phone a call. "Miles!" Jaclyn exclaimed to him. "The Easter Bunny is on … Continue reading Year 3, Day 228 →

Year 3, Day 47

Jaclyn's attempt to salvage Easter for Miles continued today. She had cobbled together an Easter basket for him and, after he was so taken with yesterday's virtual hunt, Jaclyn stuffed some plastic eggs with treats and I hid them around the back yard so Miles could conduct an Easter egg hunt of his own. While … Continue reading Year 3, Day 47 →

Year 3, Day 46

Easter is never a big holiday in the Martin household, and if it weren't for the presence of Reese's Peanut Butter Eggs in my home I likely could've completely forgotten it's even happening this weekend. Jaclyn, however, really wants Miles to have as much of an Easter as he can given the stay-at-home mandate in … Continue reading Year 3, Day 46 →