If I told you how many times I answered the question, "How many days until Easter?" I'd have to admit that I can actually name a number higher than infinity. I don't want to admit to such a thing, so let's just say I have answered the question ALL OF THE TIMES. PLUS TEN.
Mila was REAL excited about the Bunny visiting and leaving behind eggs and candy. The Bunny would have been more excited about the whole thing if it hadn't rained all night because it's more fun to leave things outdoors, but we take what we can get. Eggs were stuffed (and not hidden because my children wouldn't be able to find their noses if they weren't attached to their faces) and baskets assembled and at 1:00 am, the Bunny went to bed.
Given the level of excitement that had led up to the day, I was expecting Mila to wake up at 2:00 am ready to hunt. She did, in fact, wake up at 2:00 am, but she mostly snarled at me and then right back to sleep. HOORAY!
And she slept.
And she slept.
And she SLEPT.
I heard the other kid wake up at about 7:00, but I ignored that because the Big Kid is plenty old enough to entertain herself while waiting for her little sister. I'm sure she was ready to scream since she thinks hunting eggs and baskets is THE BEST and she knows not to do it alone, but whatever. The other kid was asleep! Rejoice! Let Alexis suffer while she waits!
FOR THREE HOURS.
At 10:00, I finally woke Mila up because I was worried that Alexis was going to bust out of her skin if she had to wait even one second longer.
Let's pause for a moment and enjoy the glory that is a 4-year old sleeping until 10:00 on a day when it's totally convenient for her to sleep until 10:00. It was amazing and wonderful and so many good things. I'd call it an Easter miracle if it weren't weird to call it an Easter miracle. We'll just go with MILA IS MY FAVORITE NOW.
Or she was.
Mila woke up at 10:00 am. At 10:01 am, she started talking. She did not stop until she finally fell asleep at 10:00 pm. Basically, every thought that passed through her little brain fell out of her mouth. She talked and she talked and she talked and there are no words left. She used them all. Game over, people, the kid talked us out of business.
It was cute at first.
It was very NOT cute by the end of the day. Not even a little bit.
I'm exhausted just thinking about it.
