New Traditions {#SOL16 Day 26}

We've been in our new house since the beginning of September. 

It feels like we've been here forever,

but as we're about to celebrate Easter tomorrow,

I am reminded yet again how little time we've been here. 

We were able to have our very first family Christmas this year 

in the new house, which was amazing!

I didn't even think that we were about to do our first Easter 

in the house until this evening while I was prepping. 

Let me rewind just a bit----

Hudson was born in 2014.  

He was early. I had just had my last day of school,

before I was going to enjoy my spring break and at least 2.5 

weeks until the baby arrived. 

WRONG!

I woke up the next morning, 

and was having contractions 5 minutes apart

since almost the very beginning. 

Although I was in denial, we proceeded to the doctor

and then finally the hospital.  It was a Friday. 

Good Friday.

A few short hours later, and some scary moments,

we were parents to a tiny little 5 pounder.  

We spent 4 long days/nights in the hospital,

including Easter.  So it wasn't ideal, 

but Hudson spent his first Easter in the hospital,

and we spent our first holiday as a family 

in the hospital!

We put our house on the market a month later,
and it sold quickly, so we moved into my parents
house with a 5 month old and nowhere to go!
We stayed with them for about a year,
before we finished building and moved into our home now.

When we moved out of my parent's house when

our house was finished, we started having our firsts
as a family!!! With this being Hudson's 

third Easter, it never really dawned on me it would 

be the first one in our new house just the 3 of us. 

We had such a great time dying eggs together,

he is at such a fun age! 

We got to lay out eggs and surprises tonight for him

to wake up to tomorrow. 

These moments and memories are just beginning

and I"m trying to make a mental picture of 

anything and everything I can. 

I know it will go by in the blink of an eye. 

What are some of your favorite Holiday Traditions??!