Traditions

When our son and daughter were little, I began a tradition of buying a special Easter keepsake for them each year and, eventually, we had quite a collection of bunnies and other Easter decorations.  A few years ago, I began creating a centerpiece at Easter time, featuring the keepsakes and other decorations I've collected through the years.  Here is what our centerpiece looks like this year ...

 It looks like I'm going to need a larger table soon!

When our grandchildren, Avery and Maddox, came along I started adding the keepsakes for them, and these two little frolicking bunnies are this year's addition.

They remind me of Avery and Maddox when they're running and tumbling outside ... and every time I look at them I can't help but smile.   

The lamb and bunny in the next picture are from last year, which was Maddox's first Easter ...

I like the French Cross in the background of this picture, as a reminder of the reason we celebrate this glorious season of Easter ...

Another treasured reminder is the cross I added to the church.  Our son made it in Sunday School (with the help of his teacher, I'm sure) when he was little.

 

This is Avery, who is seven, helping me set up the centerpiece while she was with us during her Spring Break from school. So serious, and such concentration as she places the little figurines just so ...

 

I wouldn't take anything for her enjoying the rituals and traditions of the seasons we have observed through the years. 

I hope your Holy Week has been blessed with traditions and sweet memories-in-the-making with your little ones, as we teach them that Easter is not just about the Easter Bunny, new clothes, and Easter egg hunts.