This was Isaac's first time visiting the Easter Bunny. Last Easter was the weekend of Brian and Isaac's birthdays, so in the craziness of getting ready for a first birthday party and getting ready for guests for the party, we never got around to visiting the Easter bunny. The year before that, Easter was on Isaac's 9th day in the world, and I definitely wasn't ready to search out an Easter bunny that year.
So, when the Easter bunny came out (we had to wait in line to see him) everyone made a big todo about "he's coming". Isaac took one look at the huge bunny and started saying "rabbit go home, rabbit go home". He was definitely not sitting on the Easter Bunny's lap, and he was not really interested in sitting next to him on his sister's lap. In the end, Mackenzie sat next to the Easter Bunny, I sat next to her, and Isaac sat on my lap. He still wasn't super happy. He did give the Easter Bunny a high-five after he gave him some jelly beans though.
Later tonight, after I got Isaac to bed, Mackenzie was laying down on the couch by Grandma because she was tired. As I was carrying her upstairs for some cuddle time she asked me, "When is Grandma Kathy going to die?" I told her that we all hoped that was a long, long way away and asked what made her think about that. This isn't our first conversation about death, so I wasn't totally shocked by the question, but usually there is a reason why she is thinking about it. She told me that at school they talked about how people nailed Jesus to the cross and he died and that she didn't want anyone to nail Grandma Kathy to the cross. I told her that people don't do that anymore. She asked, "They learned their lesson?" I told her that "Yes, they learned their lesson."
I hope everyone has a joyous Easter!
Christianity isn't for the faint of heart, is it?
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