Donnie was So happy this Easter

When you live with a five year old, it is always a JOY to make the holidays special.  On Saturday, we went to the pet store and created a new world.  We purchased a corner aquarium with the gift card which had been given to us from the Mental Wellness Center.  Donnie chose blue rocks as the pet shop did not have purple.  He was delighted that we were able to get "real gold fish"!  "Gold fish are orange!"  Donnie said.  Instead we adopted two gold platys.  The male Donnie named Adam and the female Eve.  He even found a plant that he calls the "Tree of Life".

Saturday night we colored Easter eggs.  Is it any surprise that Donnie's favorite egg is the one he dipped in red and blue?  He knew that those two colors made purple.

After Donnie went to bed, I hid the Easter eggs and made an Easter basket filled with chocolate bunnies, purple "Peeps", jelly beans in plastic colored eggs, assorted chocolates and the best of all, the original chocolate turtles made with chocolate, caramel and pecans.  After giving up chocolate for forty days for Lent, I must admit that I ate a little two much chocolate preparing the basket.  Even had two Easter cards from Donnie's mom that I could put in the basket.  He would be real happy to have mail on Easter.

Donnie was SO happy this Easter!  He loved looking for the hidden eggs, was thrilled to have an Easter basket, loved the cards from his Mom and loved looking at his new world.  Naturally, Easter would not be complete without attending church.  Donnie loved singing the songs he once sang with his Grandmother. 

The rest of the day was a Day of Rest!  Hope you had a Happy Easter too!