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I have many great Easter memories. As a child my parents always made Easter morning a fun adventure. After Church we’d have an egg hunt in the yard. And we always got a basket with a huge chocolate bunny, seriously they were like 2 feet high. Hmmmm. I miss those bunnies. Anyway. Of course, on Easter my parents always had us dress up. It was not a question, an option or a discussion. Mom always got a dress for me, and sailor suits for my younger brothers. I never liked being made to dress in certain things, and swore I wouldn’t submit my children to such torture.
That photo was taken back in 2001. At that point my oldest son was going through this phase where he just didn’t like certain articles of clothing. He loved being in sweatpants. He’d wear jeans but always preferred the sweats. And tops with zippers, like the quarter zip top he had on, well you can see how happy he was about that. I’m not into fancy dress, so thought jeans and coordinating nice tops were perfectly reasonable. My son did not. It took about 10 tries before I got a picture of the boys with the Easter Bunny without my son looking miserable. Why was he smiling? Because that was the moment my other son decided to take a nap. Foiled yet again!
We did finally get a good shot with both boys awake a little later that day. Unfortunately I can’t find it anywhere so only have a tiny image I scanned years ago.
That was one of my favorite photos, and I’m really bummed I haven’t found it yet.
So I guess you’ve noticed the similarity. I put my son in clothes he didn’t like just like my parents did to me and my brothers. What horrible parents we are! Big meanies! As a child I didn’t get that my Mom just wanted us to look nice because she was proud of us. And I didn’t appreciate the lengths she went to to try and have us looking nice without breaking the bank.
Mom’s still at it by the way. Take a look at my nephew.
You can see he’s really enjoying his new sailor suit! That was just taken this weekend.
When I was a child my Mom would start shopping early in order to find the best deals. That was work for her and it required watching ads, going to stores and talking to sales people, since there was no internet yet. Mom delighted in our lovely Easter clothes. We were less then delighted. Fast forward to 2001 and computers were no longer high tech things of the future. But they were still pretty pricey, so not a lot of people had them. I got a deal because I sold computers back then, so I had one. But, I didn’t know something back then that I know now. I didn’t know about coupon codes.
Today when I’m looking for coupon codes I know to hit Coupons.com. For parents searching right now for the perfect Easter outfit for their children, they’d be smart to look for Easter deals at Coupons.com. I found a ton of deals on great deals for kids clothes. There was a coupon code for $10 off $30 at Kohl’s, that’s awesome! There was another for an extra 15% Off Easter Dresses and Dresswear for Baby & Toddler at Sears! And if you’d prefer to shop for something else, say Easter decoration, well they’ve got coupon codes for that too! There’s a coupon code in there to save 50% Off Holiday Inspirations Easter decor & entertaining at Jo-Ann! I know not everyone celebrates Easter. If you don’t, there’s still tons of deals in there for you, at stores like Target, Bath & Body Works, Macy’s and Sears.
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Did you have to wear special outfits for the holidays when you were growing up? Did you enjoy it? I’d really like to know, so please leave a comment!
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In my day everyone dressed for Sundays and holidays and women covered their heads. Naturally I followed suit with my children and grandchildren given the opportunity.
I like the “Save $10 Off $30+ Kid’s Apparel & Shoes”… because it is time to buy some new summer sandals, shorts, ect for my boys!
When I was small, my aunt used to make my brother and I matching outfits for every special occasion – Easter included. Luckily this stopped well before our teens. She continues this tradition today, making matching outfits for her two granddaughters!
My Mom also made us wear matching Christmas pjs, often with footies.
I’m digging the Macy’s shoe sale! Great Shoe Sale: Save 20% Off 1 Pair, 25% Off 2 Pairs or 20% Off 3+ Pairs – They have some really nice designs and anytime you can save a little extra – especially for shoes – makes it great!
I like this deal at Rite Aid-Save 20% Off In-Store Purchase because I need to spruce up my hairdo with a new color and Rite Aid has the best deals and with 20% off I can get a good deal on Hair care products.
This cracks me up because my Grandma has photos of me dressed up like this all over her house. Fortunately, I don’t remember most of it but I look like I’m enjoying myself in the pictures.
Your little boy is so adorable! His face!! 🙂
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My sister and I always had a special dress for Easter. We loved them, my mom would let us help choose them, but she had final say!
We always got a new outfit to wear to church. Love the pics of your kids with the Easter bunny, too cute!
So glad I am not the only one who has children making faces for those special occasion photos.
Yes, my Mom made us dress to the nines for Easter. And the pic of your nephew in his sailor outfit made me smile. 🙂
I do the same thing to my kids! They always get new Easter Clothes, super nice ones. And I make them wear them. lol. But I love seeing them looking so sharp! I instantly zeroed in on that Kohl’s coupon code too! It’s it such an awesome deal?
So cute! I just picked out our Easter outfits!
couldn’t find a good deal for me right now. will check again later.
Oh my! The sailor suit photo is priceless!
Love the sailor suit! What a cutie! We always had special hats for Easter growing up. My boys don’t have anything too special as of yet.
I always wore Easter dresses with hats when I was growing up. I wore special suits with bow ties on my boys at Easter time. Outfits always make great memories.
Such cute photos. Both my kids screamed bloody murder on the Easter bunny’s lap.
Yes! I always wore a pretty dress and a hat for Easter 🙂
How cute is that….the sailor photo is precious.
I always tried to dress my daughter in cute outfits and put bows in her hair for special occasions. I swear she would have the bow out before I could get her from the house to the car sometimes.
Oh my gosh, that sailor suit is a hoot! I couldn’t do that to my kids either. I love that your youngest fell asleep on the bunny! It must have seemed like a soft blanket. lol
The sailor suit. I am dying. That pic is classic *tears*
Every time I see it I laugh out loud. It’s awesome.
Ha, ha, ha… I have a photo of my Little Man crying hysterically with the Easter Bunny., HA
My mom really never made us dress up much for holidays. Nothing too fancy for she was just not like that.
We make it a tradition to buy new outfits for Easter. Even when I wa little my mom did it too.
Those are the cutest pictures. The face in that last one is priceless
Potential blackmail material right there! LOL
Easter falls on Sunday. That means we dressed up for Church. Unfortunately we dressed up every Sunday, not just Easter. Gotta say though, that sailor suit? CLASSIC!
Good point, we dressed for Church then too.
LOL! Such great pictures!!! That sailor costume is the best!
I laugh every time I see it.
What an adorable sailor outfit! I look forward to purchasing suits this year for my boys as they will be doing double duty with them being in a wedding this summer.
Awwwww, that sailor costume is so cute. We don’t’ dress up for Easter, we should start!
I see a code for children’s aka grandchildren clothes from my favorite store. Kohl’s.
I have visions of Ralphie in his pink bunny pj’s now. LOL
Always remember dressing p for Easter, & my Dad always brought home a corsage for my Mother & I! Thx for the chance….
I think I would use the Target.com coupon…. sure could use this!
I would use the Amazon 20% off $100+ on Spring Styles coupon. I love shopping on Amazon. I love how easy it is to reason something if you don’t like it or it doesn’t fit.
I would use the Kohls coupons. 🙂 I love using coupons.com to find money saving coupons on groceries too.