Happy Birthday Easter

First, for the title of the blog. When we woke up Easter morning, Marc and I said “Happy Easter” to Marielle. She attempted to reciprocate by saying “Happy Birthday Easter Momma.” We thought this was funny and cute and didn’t want to correct her, so we didn’t and let her say that all day. Maybe from now on we’ll say that to everyone. “Happy Birthday Easter!”


On to Easter, we started off Easter by going to breakfast with my parents. We went to a place downtown that I think is awesome. It's called Snooze. Marc and I split their steak and eggs benedict and their pancake flight, which consisted of three different pancakes (pineapple upside down pancake, Ghirardelli chocolate pancake with bananas, and a Cadbury egg pancake). I don’t know if there is anything I love more than a good breakfast, and this was good breakfast. Everyone had a good time and really enjoyed the food, particularly my mom, who ordered two breakfasts (with the help of her pregnant daughter she had no problem finishing both meals).

After breakfast we went back to our house where we met up with Marc’s parents and grandparents. Marielle got several Easter goodies from all of her relatives. While she loved everything she got, I think the dolls and doll furniture were a definite hit. Marielle got a doll house for her birthday (made in part by Sarah, Josh, and Josh’s dad Steve) and the dolls and furniture were perfect for it, especially the flat screen TV (there might be a separate blog about this).

Marielle also participated in her very first Easter egg hunt. It wasn’t much of a “hunt” since all the eggs were “hidden” in completely obvious places, but it was still really fun. Marielle really got into finding all of the eggs. She was running around the house calling out the color of the egg when she found it and then would run back and put it in her basket. All we heard during the time of her Easter egg hunt was “green one,” “pink one” etc.

Sarah, Josh, Ben, Marc, I, and Marielle also decorated some Easter eggs. It brought me back a little bit to my childhood days. After decorating the eggs Marc and I cooked dinner. We made a Puerto Rican pork pot roast and some brownies. It was the first time we made the roast and while next time we’ll do some small modifications to the recipe, Marc and I think it turned out pretty good. Anyway, all in all we had a GREAT Easter. Lots of food, lots of family, and lots of fun. Who could ask for more!