Easter 2009, we had five pictures of our son. We'd just received our referral and we proudly showed off his pictures to anyone and everyone. I longed to hold him in my arms and see him smile. Now he's here with us...what a difference a year can make!
This year, we had so much fun celebrating our first Easter with Kieran. After church, he got an Easter basket from Mommy & Daddy that included his favorite snacks (Annie's bunny grahams), 2 books (both from the Pup & Hound series by Susan Hood), and Harold the Helicopter to add to his train set.
Kieran had a blast discovering plastic eggs hidden through out the house. (It was too cold for an outdoor egg hunt.) Each egg had a few bunny grahams inside, so every egg found was cause for a mini snack fest. Funny side note, Kieran calls his grahams "bunny snackers".
Feasting on bunny snackers, yum!!
Each holiday since Kieran has come home has been a delight! Kids exude so much enthusiasm about the simplest of surprises. We had such fun watching him light up every time he found another egg.
We tried to take a family picture via the delay setting on our camera. The whole concept of waiting 10 seconds to smile is sort of confusing for a 2 1/2 year old. This was the best of the four tries. I had to include it here because it's just like Kieran to be dramatic. He may have a future as an actor, who knows!
We were also blessed to spend the afternoon with my sisters and brother in law. Unfortunately, we were so busy having fun eating and playing games that I didn't stop to take any pictures! Kieran loves his family, and always looks forward to having somebody come over for a visit. We are very excited that Aunt Katie and Uncle Jonathan are expecting their first child this summer. Kieran will have a little cousin to play with.
