Happy easter ! God påske

Easter, its hard to believe that it is approaching us in 5 days.  Easter to me , has always been about chocolate, chocolate and more chocolate. As a kid, I received a token gift from the "easter bunny" and it usually wasnt too much.  As a kid, I did not receve a ton of chocolate, because clearly, i didnt need  a ton to be happy.  

Easter morning, was pretty much the same from year to year. Not much running around the house and hunting for eggs...  More like, I woke up and found a easter basket parked infront of the fireplace all wrapped up with some nifty new things in it. 

I remember my basket quite well, in fact i still own it after 46 years and have a couple little trickets that came in it. It was usually filled with a plush toy, a chocolate bunny, and a couple little yellow piper cleaner style chicks.  I also do recall, when i was about 6 years old, i told my Mum that I was going to grow up and become the easter bunny..  LOL  well I guess that is true to a degree or atleast the official supplier to the easter bunny. 

Easter was celebrated with family. Usually a family dinner with turkey, stuffing and pie. Sometimes there was hot cross buns loaded with icing.  That's what easter was...  we didn't go to church, unless my Gramma was around and she made me go with her. The family dinner was probably the most important part. Like christmas, easter was a time to be together.

Easter has changed so much, since i grew up and became the easter bunny.  When one owns a chocolate store, its all about the holidays and the commercialisim of the business and less about family dinners. Quite sad really.  

Heres a few pictures from my store. 

Easter Bunny cookie anyone ? 

 Easter bunny marshmallow ....

And so the holiday goes on.... more treats from my shop. 

I do however get a kick out of playing easter bunny to my best friends kids and my Great-nephew. I look forward to getting up at 5 am, taking a short drive to their homes, and scattering egg's around their front door.  Some how i hope that the magic of easter will stay with them a little longer before they realize it is actually me. 

When my Great Nephew was 3, he figured it out that easter bunny had come to the house, he got up looked outside and saw all the bright coloured plastic egg's all over the front yard. He got out the door and began gathering up all the eggs. He's a pretty intellgent kid, and observant too.....

As he was collecting he stopped and noticed that there was a cigarette butt on the ground, so he turned to him Mum and said... Look the easter stopped to have a smoke !   

Have to admit that is pretty funny, considering the easter bunny doesnt smoke. But good observation !

Happy Easter everyone !  God påske to my family in Norway.