{"id":16820,"date":"2018-04-01T21:40:48","date_gmt":"2018-04-02T02:40:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/?p=16820"},"modified":"2018-04-01T21:40:48","modified_gmt":"2018-04-02T02:40:48","slug":"the-easter-that-mostly-wasnt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/?p=16820","title":{"rendered":"The Easter that mostly wasn&#8217;t"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Easter this year was pretty low-key. After yesterday&#8217;s birthday fun, we were all ready for a &#8220;no plans&#8221; day.  The kids woke to Easter baskets with minimal filling and no candy.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/download_20180401_2212195584322019094357960.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-16815 alignnone size-full\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/download_20180401_2212195584322019094357960.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/download_20180401_2212195584322019094357960-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/download_20180401_2212195584322019094357960-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/download_20180401_2212195584322019094357960-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There were a few little toys and big cookies from King Arthur Flour, which they ate before I took the picture. I intended to get jelly beans and chocolate eggs, but never quite found the time, without kids in tow!<\/p>\n<p>We spent the morning baking scones, banana bread, and buttermilk bread while listening to our audiobook and coloring Easter eggs.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/img_20180401_1031588309689880867329568.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-16816 alignnone size-full\" width=\"2250\" height=\"3000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/img_20180401_1031588309689880867329568.jpg 2250w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/img_20180401_1031588309689880867329568-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/img_20180401_1031588309689880867329568-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/img_20180401_1031588309689880867329568-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2250px) 100vw, 2250px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/img_20180401_1032051479153119179987730.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-16817 alignnone size-full\" width=\"2250\" height=\"3000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/img_20180401_1032051479153119179987730.jpg 2250w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/img_20180401_1032051479153119179987730-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/img_20180401_1032051479153119179987730-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/img_20180401_1032051479153119179987730-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2250px) 100vw, 2250px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After that was done we settled in with our respective screens while the eggs dried.  They kids seemed in no hurry to hide and find them.<\/p>\n<p>We took an afternoon trip to the dog park, only to find it was closed, and also windy as all heck, and also I forgot the leash.<\/p>\n<p>Later in the afternoon Eirene and her boys came over for dinner.  I warned her that there would be no traditional Easter meal served. &#x1f600; We called around until we found an open pizza place. The kids ran and had fun. Then we snuggled up for dinner and a movie. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/img_20180401_1928181089440428790698934.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16818\" width=\"2250\" height=\"3000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/img_20180401_1928181089440428790698934.jpg 2250w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/img_20180401_1928181089440428790698934-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/img_20180401_1928181089440428790698934-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/img_20180401_1928181089440428790698934-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2250px) 100vw, 2250px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After the kids were in bed I noticed the beautiful bowl of Easter eggs that never got hidden.  Oh well.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/img_20180401_2211403949260435166279839.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16819\" width=\"2250\" height=\"3000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/img_20180401_2211403949260435166279839.jpg 2250w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/img_20180401_2211403949260435166279839-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/img_20180401_2211403949260435166279839-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/img_20180401_2211403949260435166279839-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2250px) 100vw, 2250px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Easter this year was pretty low-key. After yesterday&#8217;s birthday fun, we were all ready for a &#8220;no plans&#8221; day. 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