Ever since I was little, we've had Easter baskets. Easter morning, we'd wake up and have to find all the Easter eggs we dyed earlier in the week. That sneaky Bunny hid them and we loved finding them. (It was a sad day when my little sister learned (SPOILER ALERT) the Easter Bunny wasn't real because the egg hunts didn't occur anymore.) After the egg hunt, we'd look at what the Bunny left in our baskets. It was always something small and simple, pretty much just candy.
Later in the day, we'd head over to my grandparents house where we would, again, hunt for eggs (we each had a certain number with our names on them) and our baskets. It was always so fun to run around the yard and the house with my cousins, searching for our baskets and eggs. Typically we had change and small dollar bills in the eggs (normally never totaling over $5), candy, and depending on what was cool at the time, a Treasure Troll, or a TY Beanie Baby, etc. Nothing big or over the top.
You know why? Because in our family, Easter is NOT Christmas! I will admit, Jaxon got a bit more than I'd like in his basket, but it wasn't anything crazy. (But to each their own).
After Jaxon's morning nap after we got back from church, we opened our baskets.
My parents and my grandma (Jaxon's Gigi & Papa and his MawMaw) sent him a little basket and treats. They also sent Nick and I cards and a small little candy bag. (Because despite that fact that my cousins and siblings range from 22 years old to 34 years old, we STILL get baskets and candy and stuffed plastic eggs from my Grandma. Now, she just mails our stuff).
Also, "Awwww....gag me" alert!!! This morning, I got an email from my sweet husband telling me to go look in the garage, behind his motorcycle, and I would find my Easter goodies. How freaking thoughtful!!! I did NOT expect him to remember or even find the time to get me something and hide it. Lately, I have been addicted to Lindt Lindor truffles. The milk chocolate ones. I think addicted is an understatement too. It's so incredibly unhealthy how obsessed I am with them right now. So he did a gooooooood this year!!!
Then Jaxon opened his stuff from his family in St. Louis.
Next he moved on to the basket from the (mommy & daddy) Easter Bunny.
I originally was just going to give him two books (kids loves books), bubbles (he hasn't experienced bubbles before) and a ball (he's obsessed with balls). But then I remembered that I bought Donald, Goofy, and Pluto (to match his Mickey) during an after-Christmas sale, so in the basket they went. Then I got him some adorable Converse shoes and figured I'd toss those in too. They're practical, right?
Thankfully he won't remember this year. Because starting next year, he's not getting much. Pretty much just candy, a book, and something simple like bubbles (pretty much, anything I can find at the dollar store!)
Overall, I'd say Jaxon loves his ball and the eggs the most. (And he loves the eggs because, to him, they're mini balls. Which is a current obsession of his.)
By the way, how cute is his basket??? That basket with the liner was $7.99 at Walmart. I then took the liner to a local embroider place and they put his name on it for $8. I had been looking on Etsy for a personalized basket for him and could not seem to find any with liners that I liked. Not to mention, they weren't too cheap. I could not justify buying a $40 personalized Easter basket online when I wouldn't even really love the liner. Then I stumbled upon this one in Walmart and I really liked it. Can't beat a personalized basket for under $17!! Sometimes, rarely, but sometimes, Walmart gives you a win y'all!!
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