Oh, the Easter Bunny.
Trips to visit him are a lot like trips to visit Santa. They usually go as follows:
•I stress out about what Wesley should wear and search for the perfect outfit (after all, those picture packages are expensive).
•Take Wesley to get a haircut in advance of his picture with the bunny or Santa (did I mention how expensive those pictures are?).
•Talk up the visit with Wesley so he is excited to go, hoping this will squelch any potential fear.
•Dress Wesley and then do our best not to wrinkle his outfit in the car seat straps and refrain from eating or drinking until after purchasing the aforementioned overpriced pictures.
•Arrive to meet the bunny or Santa and stand in line with the other parents who make this ritual part of their yearly holiday routine.
•Frantically straighten Wesley’s hair, pants, shirt, etc. that has somehow gotten disheveled.
•Deal with some sort of potential fear of the bunny or Santa that may result in bribery in order to get Wesley to actually take the picture that you spent hours preparing for.
•Stand by the camera lady and make faces, silly noises, and do all the crazy things parents do to get their kids to smile.
•Purchase said overpriced pictures and wonder why you make this such a big deal each year.
•Then remember you’re making a memory with your son, that you will cherish the overpriced picture forever, that the imperfections in his outfit and his lack of a smile actually give you something to reminisce about now and in the future, and feel thankful you took the time to share his childhood tradition with the ones you love.
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