I went out to our dining room this morning and took a look at the baskets my husband (yes, my husband!) had lovingly put together over the past week. After being overwhelmed by the massive amount of candy on the table, I noticed something even better: in each of our children's baskets, my husband had placed a photo from an Easter in their childhood. Talk about a tear-jerker! There was my now 27-year-old son, with his curly blonde hair at 7 months old, in a little white easter coat and sailor suit. My 28-year-old daughter, now the mother of my three beautiful granddaughters, at 8 weeks old, was laying peacefully in the arms of the Easter bunny. What treasures these pictures are and what an "Easter" gift they make to our kids!
These pictures remind me of why, at 27 and 28, my kids and their mates still get Easter baskets from us, and why, no matter how old they get, my grandchildren will too:
It's not the candy, it's the memories!
One of the greatest blessing parents have is that their children will always be kids to them-no matter how many kids or grandkids they may eventually have! So I refuse to hear the people who tell me, "What - you still make Easter Baskets for your kids? They're adults!" My answer from here on in will be "and you don't?"
Our kids grow up way too fast - especially in today's world. Let's treasure them and their place in our world as our children as long as we can.
Happy Easter All!
1 comment:
Again, you have such a way with putting emotions into words! I love that I still get a basket, it makes me feel like a kid still, which in this day and age is not the easiest thing to accomplish, but how meaningful! You have helped give me the gift of eternal childhood and I am forever in your debt for that....Oh, and thanks for saying I am 28! Love ya!
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