This weekend we celebrate Easter. Madelyn is so excited and at a fun stage where Kevin and I can celebrate this magical time of creating memories for her and watching her excitement of the Easter celebration. We bought her a book this year and read it to her about the true meaning of Easter. We want her to know that Easter is a fun holiday with chocolate, egg hunts, and the Easter bunny, but we want her to know that we are really celebrating something much more. Josiah is too young to understand any of it, but he will have a basket of goodies and I am sure he will be smiling as usual.
This weekend is bittersweet for me as I think back two years ago. I remember having an Easter egg hunt for Maddy and Noah. We had a basket with an outfit and a Little Tikes dump truck for Noah. The day was so hectic that I didn't snap a single photo. If I had known that just two short weeks later we would lose Noah, I would have taken a million pictures. The outfit we bought Noah still hangs in Josiah's closet with the tags on it. Two weeks after we celebrated such a happy occasion, we took the toy dump truck out of the package. Not for our little boy to play with, but instead to mark his grave at the cemetery until he got his headstone.
I look at my kids each day and am so thankful for them. Josiah has a smile that just warms my heart. He truly is my sunshine. Someday he will understand what a gift he is to our family. I can't imagine my life without that little guy. We are so truly blessed!
As you celebrate the Easter holiday, remember to count your blessings, snuggle your babies, and take some pictures. You never know just how priceless the memories that you are making will become one day. Some day, memories are all that you will have.
Happy Easter in Heaven Noah Paul! I bet Jesus has the best egg hunt imaginable!
