Spring, Butterflies and Easter

Easter came with blue skies and puffy white clouds. A perfect day for hanging out in the backyard. It started at 6:20 a.m., when Parker came downstairs and found his Easter basket full of goodies. After a family Easter egg hunt, we let our five butterflies fly free - a fitting symbol of rebirth, new life and change on this holiday that began as a celebration of spring, with the bunny and the egg representing fertility and new life. (Yeah, I did a little research. I was curious myself and needed to explain the holiday - what it means to different people - to Parker.) Interesting how the Christian celebration of the Resurrection became all entwined with the egg and the bunny and candy ... and then there's Passover, which Parker remembers from his years in a Jewish preschool. ...
For us, it's a celebration of the beauty of spring, the joy of life, and being together as a family.
We hope your holiday was full of happy family memories.