Good morning you guys. It is a beautiful Easter Sunday today
and we're about to head to church in a couple minutes.
I wanted to dress all of us matching today, so I decided we're going to wear blue.
I've got my blue dress on. Logesh is currently wearing his blue shirt.
However, I have not dressed the boys yet because you know how kids are.
I only dress them like right before about to leave
because the chance of them keeping their clothes clean is very low
Before we leave, we have to eat a quick breakfast
and I know you guys are probably thinking quick maybe cereal.
However, we don't eat cereal because there's a ton of sugar in it
and we just want to eat what's best for us so we started eating granola
and Logesh recently has started making granola.
You guys, this is the best granola I've ever had in my life. It's so good.
Oh, really? You haven't even told me that. I thought I told you that.
Yeah, so these are the granolas I started making
This is a dark chocolate coconut granola.
This is a cinnamon coconut granola
and this is a non-sweet one for Zaden.
I know there is a lot of coconut in these. It is because this is an experimental batch.
It turned out really well that I bought more seeds and nuts and all that jazz
to make really fancy granola
But guys, do not... I mean not do not. I can't tell you. Do live your life
but try to avoid eating cereal because there's a lot of sugar and a lot of stuff in there.
If you can't even make this granola, maybe look in the store, buy some granola.
They're a little bit more healthier, have less sugar and even if they have sugars usually natural sugar
but if you can make it, it's really really simple to make like a really big batch
and that's why I try to do right now
but yeah we are going to enjoy our breakfast right now before we head off to church to celebrate Easter
Back from church.
That felt so good. It's one of the first few times going back to church in person
and it's so refreshing meeting and seeing all of our old friends again.
Right now the kids are asleep.
Well, Zaden is asleep. Kyren is awake
but since it's Easter today, there is a tradition called Easter egg hunt
so we are preparing for that for Zaden before he wakes up.
I really don't know what it is.
I did not grow up with it but Rachel here, she grew up with it and she is preparing something for Zaden.
Can Kyren also play with this? Well, he opens one
What is he doing right there? Oh, he opened.. He opened it up.
Kyren, I knew he got too quiet back here
So what it is, it's Easter egg hunt. So you take these little plastic eggs and you fill them with treats
Since Zaden doesn't eat sugar, I'm filling them with some of his snacks that are really special
So these ones are cheddar bunnies. Oh, cheddar bunnies
and I see popcorn. This one's a special one that he's never had before so..
He really likes cheese right now, so both of the snacks are very cheesy
What are we gonna do with these eggs?
We are gonna hide them all over the backyard
and since he's a little bit older, I'll do some of them an easy hiding spot.
Some of them I'm like a little bit more harder to find
and he is gonna go out and we'll give him a little basket or something to hold on to
and try to find as many eggs as he possibly can
so it's gonna be really fun to see him
He's finally at the fine age where he's old enough to understand holidays
He's able to understand kind of traditions
My parents did this every single year growing up. It was the best. We loved Easter egg hunts,
so I want to do the same for my boys
So the only closest thing to chocolate that we have given Zaden are these ones right here
They're called... Can you see that? They're called Tigey bars.
Tigey bar. They're made with carob, so there's no added sugar, no gluten or caffeine in them.
There's a little tiger-shaped chocolate. It's not sweet at all
but it has that cocoa kick to it and he likes it
So let's put one of this in there
As soon as he gets this, he's just gonna want to stop and eat it
That's fine. Perfect fit.
Zaden has been in this turtle phase for a long time that we got him a turtle sandbox
but sometimes we fill it up with water too, right?
Yeah, he likes just playing with it as it is, so we actually haven't put sand in it yet
but I'm going to hide the egg in there. Okay, let's do it
We have to remember where we put it too.
How about somewhere just around here, so he doesn't have to walk all the way there
In baby Kyren's thing
There we go. All right.
Also, if you guys see all this stuff over here
let me show you what it is. It's basically stickers that we gave Zaden to play with but
these stickers are really cool because they are peel-off stickers, so you can stick it on
and just take it off like this. See. So great, huh?
I'm like excited for him
This is stuff that I never got to do in my childhood,
so I'm realizing it through the childhoods of my kids
Poor kid. How many times has he been woken up on camera?
It's all good. He loves it. Hi, Zae Zae.
Do you have a good nap?
Remember mommy told you earlier we got a really nice special surprise for you? Yeah.
We're gonna have an Easter egg hunt.
Mommy's already set it all up for you in the backyard
Yeah. You're gonna go play?
What do you think is inside those eggs?
Maybe bath bombs. Maybe bath bombs? Yeah, I know you like your bath bomb.
What else could be inside them?
Or animals? Animals. Great.
What else do you think is in there?
There are some eggs here but these ones have nothing in them.
Let's go find all the ones that have special things in them.
Zae Zae, are you ready? Oh, wait. Where is his little... Oh, he found one
That was fast. Hey Zae Zae. See, mommy got you a little thing.
Good job
So many. He's so good at this. I know, compared to last year
Wow whoa whoa whoa. So many.
One, two, three. How are you going to get those ones?
Go get it. Go get it.
Oh, what's in there?
Oh no, those ones are dirty already. It's okay we'll
We'll look for other ones, okay?
I'll take the snacks here because we don't waste these snacks.
Zae Zae, don't eat this one because it's dirty
Zae Zae, go get the pink one, baby. Take one. There's more.
It's that parent struggle of wanting him to look for himself, but also like it's right there
Oh no, did baby Kyren hide one?
Silly, baby Kyren.
It could maybe is inside the turtle
Where's the turtle?
Did you find it?
Whoa, that's the biggest one of them all.
Oh, no.
All right, are you ready to open them all?
Nothing inside. Nothing inside?
That's what you think but there's something really special inside
Come on, let's go and open them
Okay, are you ready to open them Zae Zae? Yeah.
Matchy matchy. That's easy, Matchy matchy. You're trying to match the colors?
It's a good activity.
How about we open it and then see what's inside, okay?
What's in that one?
Mommy. Mommy needs to make sure Kyren doesn't..
Oh, no.
Kyren
Put it right here. This kid is determined.
He got all his snacks in the bowl right now
okay
But he's gonna open his yellow colored egg. Ready, Zae Zae?
Zae Zae, see. mommy's opening it for you. Open it.
What's in there? What's that?
Do you want to have it now? Yeah. Yes.
You're going to have chocolate now? That special chocolate, remember?
Such a special treat
These little games in here are so much fun.
So this one says, it instantly turns a liquid into solid
It's like a little science experiment for kids
and... and this one?
You wanna do this one? Okay, opening the big guy.
What's in here?
What is that? What is that?
It's blue color sand.
You ready to play with this? Yeah
Okay. We need to play it outside. Yeah. Good job.
We have to play this outside. Let's go. Come on.
Whoa. Oh, man. This is like so so fun to touch.
It's not like traditional sand
because it actually it doesn't get all over the place if that makes any sense
It kind of sticks with each other.
Yeah. Whoa. Whoa. Zae Zae's hand there.
You gonna do that again? Okay, try again.
Press your hand. Press your hand in it. Press it.
Press. Press. Press. Press. Press. Press. Oh, oh that Zae Zae's handprint in there
Man, that is so much fun.
I feel like I'm realizing a lot of my childhood things that I've missed
So much fun that I can do it through my kids
but today since it's Easter, I plan to have lamb chops initially
but at the store all the lamb were gone
At least where the grocers that I went to.
so we're making the second best thing which is
lamb burgers
so I have ground lamb over here. I'm gonna try to make lamb burgers.
I've never made this before in my life
but what I'm excited about is look at this right here
This is a griddle that we bought for the stove top
and I'm gonna use it to make lamb burgers. I've only made fried rice in this before
Never made burgers but I am super excited
I'm so dizzy. So dizzy? Because you've been spinning around
Zae Zae, come here.
So grandpa just got home and he's got a special surprise. Yeah.
So Zaden while you and Mimi were playing,
I hid some plastic Easter eggs with something special inside. Okay?
Not not those. There's more. There's more. There's some place.. Not the ones on the ground there, okay?
Not those you've already looked for. Why?
They're hidden in some place
Why, grandpa? Why? I don't know.
Oh, you found one already
What's in it?
You can do it. Squeeze it.
There you go. Toy. It's not toy. It's money
What's money? For your piggy bank, okay?
So this is what we have for dinner that Logesh made.
We've got some amazing lamb burgers here.
This one's beef. Oh, that one's beef? These are all lamb
Sorry, lamb and beef.
Some toasted buns. Some sweet potato fries that made in an air fryer
Some lettuce and onions and this is a garlic aioli sauce.
I am really excited about that
Zaden's ready. He's climbing up in his chair.
You ready, buddy? Yeah. Okay, let's eat.
Zae Zae. Happy Easter. Happy Easter. Happy Easter to you, baby
Dinner was absolutely amazing
I'm actually really glad we did lamb burgers instead of lamb chops
It ended up being super delicious. Highly recommended.
Both boys are officially asleep
and guys now is the time we get to relax
Enjoy the rest of our day together before it...
Butt paste underneath.. where it should be
Anyways, I just enjoyed today so much
It was wonderful getting to celebrate Easter and
Zaden has become at such a fine age, watching him do the Easter egg hunt
and sharing that with him
it just makes me really excited for all the other fun holidays coming up this year
and thinking about Kyren growing up too, right?
It happened so fast, you guys. Like crazy fast.
So.. Yeah. What's your favorite parts today?
I think my favorite part was actually getting to go to church in person
and see all of our friends
Yeah, that was pretty good. That was amazing.
We ended up staying like over an hour longer just talking to everyone
Talking to people. Yeah, catching up with them.
Yeah, that was really good
I think I really enjoyed just sitting on a table and just having a meal together
That was great. That too. Yeah, that's awesome. I love that so much.
Did you like that most because it involved food?
No no I think it's more to people. You know. I really mean it. It's great. It's awesome
Just sitting on a table enjoying times with family
The pandemic has really taught me that that I really would have missed a lot of these times
I mean not on Easter but like regularly, right?
I get to spend so much time in my family and that's one of the blessings out of this pandemic
that I would not get this time back again.
All this time that I get with family, so I love that so much
I love it too
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