Hippity Hoppity Happy Easter
I don't remember last year at Easter time so much because Malachai was still so young, but this year it is like a whole new world has opened up to him. Santa Claus came at Christmas, and while Malachai wasn't exactly thrilled to sit on the bearded man's knee, my son was bouncing in place with excitement to get to sit on the Easter Bunny's lap.
He spoke a mile a minute, did my little Cajun wonder, and when all was said and done, the Bunny's helper was laughing so hard she had tears in her eyes. She was even holding her stomach when she brought Malachai, and his picture, over to me where I stood watching it all from the sidelines like all the other parents did when it was their child's turn.
I looked from the laughing woman to my small son and just shook my head. There is no doubt in my mind that his list for the Easter Bunny's trip to our home would be quite an extensive one.
While he did not get all he had wanted, undoubtedly, Malachai had an exciting day. The culmination of which was, of course, the Chimera Agency Egg Hunt. It was a day of laughter, food, and fun for every employee and their family. I watched my son playing with the other children as I helped John finish setting up a few more tables, and couldn't help but smile.
My fears that the last few months had left a permanent scar on his happiness were squashed; he was laughing and happy. That is all I want for him - to be happy.
I am not saying every day will be this way, or even every holiday, but this one... this one was good. He went to bed with a smile on his face and his stuffed snake and the snake's new playmate 'Bunny' tucked in beside him.
These are the moments and the days that help make the not so good ones bearable.
