The Kassel Family Project Life 365

It is happy hour with Sigma Chis from around the country this evening.

The kids are making dinner while I enjoy a beer. We shall see how long this lasts before I have to take over…

He is risen!

Happy Easter from our family to yours! It wasn’t the “normal” Easter, but it was still amazing. It was old traditions mixed with some new as John knows we are the Easter Bunny now. The kids enjoyed hunting for Easter baskets. Laura’s was in the basement…

…while John’s was in the garage.

It was fun watching the kids hunt because they looked in all the standard places, but they just could not believe that the Easter Bunny put their baskets in odd places. They were so excited to finally find them! Laura especially loved her Harry Potter Lego set.

John’s favorite were the two Xbox games.

The excitement for Easter presents is still fun to watch in the kids. They even enjoyed egg hunting though Andy only hid the eggs that had chocolate in them.

That Easter Bunny gets more tricky every year! The kids were often confused even at the obvious hiding places.

We spent the afternoon watching the first of the two “Jumanji” movies. It was really quite funny and it was such a fun time!

We followed up the first movie with a tasty dinner of lamb chops, mashed potatoes, cabbage steaks, and Angel food cake.

We ended the day with the second “Jumanji” movie. It was a great day with the family during this truly crazy time. Happy Easter!

People have been asking, so after spring cleaning the bathrooms today, I decided to rise (or fall) to the challenge. Meet the Coffee Quarantini!

1 shot Vanilla Vodka
1 shot Strong Coffee
1 shot Half-and-Half (Heavy Cream also works)
3/4-1 shot Kahlua

It’s got a great, coffee flavor. Also, it will not knock you on your ass like my “normal” martinis because there is much less hard liquor. Tasty!

Right now, it is the little bits of holiday tradition mixed in with the crazy that is getting me through the days. This holiday tradition will most likely be coming to an end soon because coloring Easter eggs is not quite what it used to be for the kids.

I am not sure if it is being stuck in the house or something else, but the kids were actually excited to color eggs this year. Of course, I took full advantage.

It was really nice spending some time with them and just chatting during this difficult time. They seemed to really enjoy some “normal.”

We now have 24 dyed Easter eggs in 9 different colors. Bring on Easter!

The Easter M & Ms are out! I wonder how long it will take the family to notice…