A Different Easter
We knew it was going to be a different kind of Easter. With Mom gone, the center of all holidays, we would have to cope with missing her and making new memories. Even though in some past Easters I have been in Australia, the internet and phone calls didn’t make her seem so far away as she is now.
So what to do.
With my nieces and boys off to Florida, we were really on our own as to what to do. We received a lot of ham in our home from the many souls wishing to help take care of us during the days before, during, and after Mom’s death. So while we were brainstorming ideas, I asked to not have ham. We all put in ideas, I thought Rubí’s suggestion of pizza, and Silas’s idea for corn were extra cute.
We ended up planning for a favorite around here, Fideus, but no one wanted me to cook on Easter Sunday. So, I prepared fideus on Saturday. So the big plan was 1. Church, 2. Panera Bread, thanks to a gift card to the family, 3. A walk in the park, 4. Come home and eat where hopefully Miquel could join us.
Laura and Jenny at Anchor.
Laura and I. We got to hear amazing music today!
As my Panera selection reveals, I had a sweet tooth after church.
Rubí enjoys some Daddy time while waiting for her soup and sandwich.
Jenny was more practical with the salad, not so sure about that coffee!
As we were preparing to leave for the park, Silas finds a feather.
At the park, a knitted cap was right for Ezra, it was a windy day.
Silas found a mountain of rocks to climb.
He makes it to the top.
Laura is next.
Rubi made it with Mommy close by.
Silas already on to the next thing, an all girl picture at the top.
Essentially we walked around the park’s lake.
A very large, fallen tree was enough to distract us from our path.
A good place to kiss baby Ezra.
And then some. 🙂
A sweet Mother Daughter photo.
Can I get all the Lopezes to look here please? No? snap anyway!
Easter just seemed less green to me than past years. The trees were still bare.
A little rest with Daddy before we head to the playground.
Ezra climbing.
Aunt Jenny was encouraging.
Enric made a friend.
Silas wanted me to go under with him to look at the ‘fake fossil.’
A triple slide fun!
Not in the plans, a stop at Starbucks!
Then we went home to eat delicious Fideus.
It was a different Easter. So happy to be absolutely surrounded by LOVE, so sad Mom isn’t here to be with us. But as someone told me at church, “She’s having the best Easter ever!”
