Easter

Virginia awoke Easter morn to a basket full of goodies and her very first Easter Egg hunt at our house - apparently the Easter Bunny had paid us a visit in Alameda. She loved the egg hunt - the was the first time she's really understood all of the rituals of a major holiday, and it was so fun to watch. She ran around the living room asking us each time she found a new egg "Anybody seen one more egg?"

Later, we got Virginia all dolled up in her Easter best (a smocked pink dress from Mimi!) and headed with both sets of grandparents to St. Clement's Church in Berkeley. St. Clement's is the church Thomas grew up attending. This was Virginia's first time being dropped in the church nursery and she apparently held up quite well until the last 15 minutes, when she completely lost it after awaking from a little nap.

Virginia happily playing at the nursery, pre-meltdown:

Luckily, there was an amazing Easter egg hunt in the churchyard afterwards, which saved things somewhat. Virginia far exceeded her five egg limit, but no one seemed to mind.

Unfortunately, I'm a little worried we scarred her for life since she - many weeks later - still talks about how "Mommy and Daddy at the church... crying.... miss Mommy and Daddy." Next time we take her to church it is going to have to be called something else just to avoid the painful memories!