HOP

Since the weather was gloomy yesterday and their egg hunt didn't happen due to rain, we decided to get out of the house and take the kids to see "HOP." It's a really cute movie! It has some slow "human" scenes when the animation is in the background which caused my kiddos to be a bit antsy, but overall, it was a cute movie!

The movie is about the Easter Bunny and how his son was being groomed to take over since he was retiring. The candy factory was awesome and really made everyone crave candy!

The Easter Bunny is such a hot topic for Christian parents. I have heard from both sides of the issue. Personally, we do Santa and the Easter Bunny. However, we don't emphasize either one as being the true reason for the holidays. We teach Easter as being about how Jesus was crucified, died and rose again and is alive. We teach Christmas as being a celebration of Jesus' birthday. We "do" the characters lightly without major attention to either one.

The kids are looking forward to finding treasures in their Easter baskets. This year, I am lowering the amount of candy and putting more fun things like bubbles and movies. I have been pro-active this year and the baskets are all put together and hiding out in their secret location until another week!