Easter!

In our family, we have a few Easter traditions that I am trying to maintain for Grace. First and foremost, there is the Easter bonnet. You may recall that last year my mom made Grace's bonnet. Well, she did such a great job with it that we were able to re-use it this year!

Although Grace looks less than thrilled with the idea, all in all, she was a trooper and learned to tolerate my incessant need to dress her up. Thanks, Grace!



In addition to the homemade Easter bonnet, new frilly dress and white patent leather shoes (see below), no Easter is complete without an Easter basket that is almost as tall as you...


Next we have the business of white gloves. I have absolutely no idea why little girls where white gloves on Easter but from my Nan to Grace, the tradition lives on...


Now on to Easter mass - the most important part of the Easter traditions - not just because of the religious nature of the holiday, but because mass is where you get to show off your Easter bonnet, dress and gloves. Here is Uncle Chris carrying Grace in all her regalia to church...(Dora sunglasses not part of the traditional wear, but certainly a nice touch!)



Finally, we have the requisite pictures in front of all the statues and fountains at church...

Happy Easter!