How My Youngest Became a Princess on Easter Sunday

It started out like any other Easter Sunday.

My husband & I got up, drank some coffee.

The kids went through their Easter baskets, played with their new toys, & got all hyped up on sugar.

Then, we all got dressed and got ready for church.

The church service was lovely. We celebrated the RISEN King and gave thanks for a gift of which we  are completely undeserving.

After church we headed to my Grandma’s house for dinner & the kids got MORE gifts. I was seriously starting to wonder…….

Is it Easter or Christmas?! 

For real! Are my kids the only ones who get this much stuff for Easter?! 

With two great grandmothers, two sets of grandparents, & two aunts & uncles (and those are just the relatives that live here in Southern Illinois) my kids got bombarded with gifts.

I am the oldest grandchild in my family, and the only one with children of my own. Maybe that is the reason why the gifts are so out of control?! Needless to say, my boys are loved and for that I am grateful.

One of my cousins, Heather, has a boyfriend named Justin, who has a little girl named Becca.

Heather & Justin have been dating for quite some time now, so Becca has been part of the family for a while. My kiddos kinda love her and our family does too. We were thankful to have her celebrating Easter with us.

My boys got typical “boy things” for Easter from their grandmas, aunts & uncles…..

Cars, balls, kites, ninja toys, etc. 

Becca on the other hand got all things girly & pink.

Tiaras, magic wands, princess gloves, jewelry, etc.

You would have thought both parties would have been happy with their gifts…..
The boys, racing their cars, playing ninjas.
Becca getting all dolled up & playing princess.

But then something strange happened….

We all sat down to eat dinner…..the adults at the adult table in the dining room. The kids at their own separate table in the kitchen.

We were just finishing up our delicious meal when Griffin came walking into the dining room looking like this…….

Well, hello there Princess Griffin! So nice of you to join us!

Keep in mind, he was Captain America just two days before…..

Needless to say, I think the boy likes to dress up….no matter what the character may be!

The funny part of this story is that he wore this crown for pretty much the ENTIRE day.

It was seriously hilarious!

The other crazy part about it……He even acted the part!

My rough & wild little boy was acting like a proper, well mannered, well behaved little princess. He was cool, calm & collected the entire day, even DESPITE the fact that we skipped nap time.

It was kind of glorious if I’m being completely honest.

I was thinking to myself……
 “Maybe I should have given him a tiara sooner?!”

I thought that we were gonna lose him when it was time for Becca to go home. I told him that he needed to give the princess tiara & wand back to Becca because she was leaving.

We were seconds away from a full blown temper tantrum when Becca said….
“It’s okay. He can keep it. I have princess stuff at home.”

Oh my word! How sweet is this little girl?!

Thank you Becca! You seriously saved the day. Thanks to you, my princess was able to go to bed happy.

And YES, this totally happened. There was ABSOLUTELY no talking him out of it!

As a mother, I’ve learned to pick & choose my battles. This was one I wasn’t about to tackle!

So, how was your Easter?! 

Any tiaras at your house?

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