Alleluia!
After a Lent that felt like it lasted literally a year, it was so nice to go to Mass to celebrate the Resurrection. In an effort to make up for last year's live stream couch experience, we did something crazy- we took the kids to the Easter Vigil. It didn't even start until an hour and a half after bedtime, and it ended just before 11pm. But the kids thought the whole thing was so cool, with the candles, and the lights progressively getting brighter, and four brand-new Christians were received into the Church, opening up a great conversation about baptism and how their baby sister's baptism is going to look different when we celebrate it, God willing, next month.
We expected the insanely late night (everyone stayed awake through the whole thing!) would lead to a nice late morning...but alas, the prospect of presents is enough to rouse any kid from the deepest slumber. So, we all lumbered down the stairs a mere 45 minutes past a regular school-day wake up to see our new dress-up outfits, movies, and a brand new video game- along with plenty of candy.
I made the pinafore on little Miss Chief and the matching bowtie on Peanut; I'll give them a separate post soon. The kids were thrilled with brand new, homemade garments; I've been spending a lot of time and energy sewing for the pending arrival, and although they both enjoy picking out fabrics from my stash for the latest baby project, they really appreciated things that were made just for them (from brand new yardage purchased specifically for this).
Even if you're not yet able to return to worship in person, I hope you had a joyful day.
Much love,
The Geeks
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