Holidays You Never Celebrated

Easter is a very important day to our family. He is risen!

You never realized how much you take for granted in life. Yes, we have all been through some experiences in life that were very trying and difficult. So have the children that you impact when being foster/adoptive parents.

To see the excitement of actually celebrating a holiday on a child’s face (yes even teenagers) is simply amazing! We prepared our Easter as normal as possible with the COVID-19 being an issue at the moment. We did the best we could and I’ll call it a success.

We took family photos after preparing to match and I was the photographer. They turned out so well! We woke up and got to see what the Easter Bunny brought and shared cards with each other. It was a beautiful day! Side walk chalk, did some Easter eggs, had a family meal, took pictures, rearranged some rooms, shared lots of laughs, and ended the evening with a family movie.

Family movie and game nights are something we do often. It is something super neat to do with these kiddos. Every day is new and different and there are many challenges, but it is all worth it.

Seeing a child celebrate a holiday that they never got to truly experience is an amazing thing. It is a beautiful moment in time. Taking steps together as a family. Holidays are really about the children. We have to make it special. We believe that is important. We celebrate every moment as a husband and wife. It is even more beautiful to celebrate moments with our children including our foster children. Celebrating holidays you may have never celebrated before is a blessing.