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Easter Post/Poll

Does anyone have plans for Easter?

Any Easter menus to share?

What are you filling your baskets with this year?

Do you hide your Easter baskets?

 

Re: Easter Post/Poll

  • Easter Plans: We'll spend the morning at home, then either have everyone over to our house or go to my parents.  The IL's go away every year for Easter, so it's always just my family.  \:D/  We also have brunch with the Bunny this weekend and will hit up Reilly's at some point.

    Menu: Probably just the usual of ham, potato side, veggie side, but I'm hoping this post will give me some new ideas!

    Baskets: So far I have nothing for the baskets!  Probably the usual of candy and summer/outside stuff (chalk, bubbles, etc.)  I just bought the boys some super hero crocs that I'll probably put in there as well.

    We hide the baskets!

  • Does anyone have plans for Easter? My MIL is having easter brunch.

    Any Easter menus to share? I told her I would make deviled eggs. I am not to sure what else she is making. (Sorry to not be of more help!)

    What are you filling your baskets with this year? I have nothing yet either. It just hit me I better be thinking. I did get some chocolate minions at Sarris for her basket. And at a loss for what else to put in there.

    Do you hide your Easter baskets? No it is usually just on the kitchen table. Ha. Boring.

  • Easter Plans:  We are going to brunch at Phipps.  We switch every other year, so this is the year with my family.  I'll double your  \:D/, Meghan!  Admission to Phipps is included with the price of brunch, so I'm looking forward to seeing all of the spring flowers - they're my favorites!

    Menu: all kinds of delicious goodies not prepared by me!

    Baskets: some candy (I found them super hero Pez at Five Below, I think they'll be so excited!), flip flops for Noah, fake Crocs for Brody, a DVD of Frozen, a book for each of them.   We bought Noah a small bird feeder.  (He wants that one on tv where you put it on your window and can watch the birds...but I don't want that on my window.  Think bird poop all over the place!)   And a few other odds and ends.  We do small for Easter.

    We hide eggs, but not the baskets.   
  •  We bought Noah a small bird feeder.  (He wants that one on tv where you put it on your window and can watch the birds...but I don't want that on my window.  Think bird poop all over the place!)  
    That birdhouse is seriously my worst nightmare!  I am surprised Mason hasn't asked for one yet because he has asked for pretty much every as seen on TV item possible...a Chillow Pillow, Party in the Tub, Snackeez (Mom, you can take them to all of your favorite places!!!), etc.  
  • My parents will be in town so we are hosting Easter dinner although not sure if anyone else is coming yet.

    Ham, mashed potatoes, corn and probably cheesecake

    Dd is getting some favorite candy, new glittery shoes (was getting them anyways so figured why not be a gift!), Frozen sunglasses, Frozen wall decals, coloring book, few beginner reading books, chapter book and a shirt. Some snacks and little things to go in plastic eggs

    Yep we hide the basket
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  • Does anyone have plans for Easter?

    We will probably just go to my parents. It is Orthodox Easter also, but I highly doubt DH wants to see his family. My sister is hoping she goes into labor. We may be celebrating my pap's 85th birthday, so we may have to head to my grandparents' house. His actually birthday is Tuesday but I am glad we are waiting til the weekend because it is my birthday too. I like my pap, but I don't want to spend my birthday there.;)

    Any Easter menus to share? Ham, standing rib roast, potato salad, veggies all made by my mother. I will bring desert. Oh and we are having cake for my birthday.

    What are you filling your baskets with this year? 

    Do you hide your Easter baskets?

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    "He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion." - Unknown 

  • Easter Plans:  We are going to brunch at Phipps.  We switch every other year, so this is the year with my family.  I'll double your  \:D/, Meghan!  Admission to Phipps is included with the price of brunch, so I'm looking forward to seeing all of the spring flowers - they're my favorites!

    Menu: all kinds of delicious goodies not prepared by me!

    Baskets: some candy (I found them super hero Pez at Five Below, I think they'll be so excited!), flip flops for Noah, fake Crocs for Brody, a DVD of Frozen, a book for each of them.   We bought Noah a small bird feeder.  (He wants that one on tv where you put it on your window and can watch the birds...but I don't want that on my window.  Think bird poop all over the place!)   And a few other odds and ends.  We do small for Easter.

    We hide eggs, but not the baskets.   

    Phipps sounds awesome.  I will keep this in mind for future Easters!

    We are going to brother and SILs house.  The menu always includes ham, potato, veggie.  I am making a jello mold.


     

  • This year we are doing easter brunch at our house. Ham, something eggy, biscuits, muffins, potatoes, veggies, booze and juice. So far it will be our parents, and the 3 great grandparents.  Then some neighbors and perhaps my aunt's family which would add 5 more adults. I hope they come out. Though I was late in inviting them. We are having friends over on easter eve too. It will be a busy weekend!
    Basket will have some American Girl type accessories. nothing AG brand though, I went cheep. Candy, chap stick, earrings, nail stickers. I wanted to get her a soccer ball too. But have not been out to do that yet without her.
    I do hide the basket now that she is old enough to look for it.  Last year I hid eggs filled with legos (a set split up into the eggs) and that solved the issue of hiding food filled treats through my house. 
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     We bought Noah a small bird feeder.  (He wants that one on tv where you put it on your window and can watch the birds...but I don't want that on my window.  Think bird poop all over the place!)  
    That birdhouse is seriously my worst nightmare!  I am surprised Mason hasn't asked for one yet because he has asked for pretty much every as seen on TV item possible...a Chillow Pillow, Party in the Tub, Snackeez (Mom, you can take them to all of your favorite places!!!), etc.  
    Yes, what is the fascination with Snackeez?  Jude wants a Cats Meow toy to entertain our Westie.  Ha!

    I'm glad I clicked on this post because there are only four of us for Easter this year - me, DH, Jude, and MIL.  I think Phipps sounds like a good option.

    edited - never mind.  sold out.    :(
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  • We are going to MIL's. We will be OOT for spring break the week before and Todd's birthday is the weekend after. Not to mention logistics for my job change and other life stuff going on. So I am putting minimal effort in this year. Not even sure if we'll have a chance to dye eggs. :-(

    Usually the bunny hides the eggs but not the basket. At least until the kids are old enough for a scavenger hunt.
    Heather Margaret --- Feb '07 and Todd Eldon --- April '09

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  •  We bought Noah a small bird feeder.  (He wants that one on tv where you put it on your window and can watch the birds...but I don't want that on my window.  Think bird poop all over the place!)  
    That birdhouse is seriously my worst nightmare!  I am surprised Mason hasn't asked for one yet because he has asked for pretty much every as seen on TV item possible...a Chillow Pillow, Party in the Tub, Snackeez (Mom, you can take them to all of your favorite places!!!), etc.  
    Yes, what is the fascination with Snackeez?  Jude wants a Cats Meow toy to entertain our Westie.  Ha!

    I'm glad I clicked on this post because there are only four of us for Easter this year - me, DH, Jude, and MIL.  I think Phipps sounds like a good option.

    edited - never mind.  sold out.    :(
    My  uncle made the reservations for us at Phipps for the Easter brunch last year!   It is very popular.  
  • Does anyone have plans for Easter?

    Yep...we always to go to my mom's house.  On the drive in Saturday morning, we do dinner at MILs, hang out at my sister's at night, go to church with my parents and sister's family Easter morning and then do a dinner egg hunt at DH's grandparents.

    Any Easter menus to share?

    We do Costco's spiral sliced ham, au gratin potatoes, ginger glazed carrots and finish with macarons.

    What are you filling your baskets with this year?

    We do some candy (dark chocolate, those Reese's pieces carrots and a few small things) and then mostly stuff like flip flops.  This year, it's a lot of Frozen stuff like the Frozen dolls, books, etc.  Last year, the kids got a Power Wheels but I don't think the EB got anything big this year.


    Do you hide your Easter baskets?

    Yes!  Ever since I was a kid they were hidden so I hide them now.  That's the one thing DD talks about is how the baskets were in the power wheels in the garage and the year before they were under the dining room table at my parents' house.

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  • Does anyone have plans for Easter? We are hosting this year and it looks like a full house (for us) as my ILs are coming in and my dad will be spending his first Easter here.

    Any Easter menus to share? We go non-traditional on Easter and typically grill. Neither of us are big ham fans, so we enjoy doing our own thing. 

    What are you filling your baskets with this year? I got her bubbles, play doh, a puzzle, socks, cheddar bunnies and a mini thing of m&ms.

    Do you hide your Easter baskets? We do. It's not something I did when I was growing up, but it was important to DH so we're going with it. I think she'll enjoy it this year:)

  • After mass we're just doing dinner at my parents' with my family and a few friends of theirs who don't have anywhere to go.

    I'm just in charge of dessert, so I'm tossing around some ideas. I'm almost settled on a strawberry and peach trifle (seen on my desser Pinterest board if you're interested).

    I got Logan a TON of books on super clearance last year. I think I have some toys for him too and I might throw in some fruit snacks. Not surprisingly, Grammy and Pap spoiled him rotten and he has a bunch of toys coming from them. Please note, I never got a bunch of toys on Easter from them. ;)

    I don't think Logan is old enough to get the hiding the basket concept.
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