Vegan Easter

I always loved Easter as a kid. My mom would make up these incredible Easter egg treasure hunts with clues that would keep us busy for most of the morning. I really had no idea for years as a child that Easter was associated with religion. I want to have an Easter tradition for T because there's just something about a bunny that hides eggs that you gotta love but I preferred that it not be associated with the church.

I did some research and found this amazing event at UC Berkeley on the Saturday before Easter. Eggster is free to the community and has no religious association. The focus is on animls and nature with a ton of different booths staffed by college students where kids can play games or make simple art projects. We dressed T in her Easter best and headed over to campus.

Once we arrived I immediately chased down the creepy Easter Bunny and insisted that GK take our picture together. Unfortunately T was asleep and was not scarred.

Here's T in her pretty Easter dress that G-Ro purchased a few months back. Note the sock on her right hand. Mani fail courtesy of me.

The Cal Berkeley marching band performed. While GK was snapping this pic, I was relaxing on the grass with T until the sprinklers went off just as I started nursing T. Luckily a student saw me struggling trying to gather up all my belongings and assisted. After that near disaster we decided to head back home.

T's Easter Basket. Yes-there really is a vegan Easter Bunny. He works at a place called Timeless Cafe. Besides a chocolate marshmallow bunny and creme eggs-T received a chick dressed as a bunny that dances to Justin Bieber's "Baby."  GK couldn't have been more thrilled.

We started Easter Sunday by brunching at Timeless-tater tot breakfast burrito.

T approriately asserting ownership over her Easter basket.

After brunch and playing with the Justin Beiber dancing chick way too much, we headed to Chuck E. Cheese in Fairfield to celebrate cousin Andrew's 3rd birthday. Shortly after we arrived, T had a moment that sent us both outside to take this selfie that captured how we were feeling. 

Take 2-T was all about the merry-go-round.

And here she is in a trance watching this game light up. 

Aunt Sonia spent as much time as she could catching up with T.

Lastly-T with her Lola and GK.

*A huge shout out to all the parents, especially mine, who regularly sacrificed their sanity by spending entire afternoons at Chuck E. Cheese. 

Our first Easter was busy but a success. T's Easter basket was delicious & GK is still playing with the Justin Bieber bunny.