But this weekend he asked me if the Easter Bunny was real and I decided to tell him the truth. “You’re the Easter Bunny?!”, he asked incredulously. And then, “Is Santa Claus real?” and I told him that yes, Santa Claus was real. At first he said okay but then after a minute of deliberation he asked, “Is Santa Claus really real, mom?” I hesitated and he said, “If he’s not real, I’ll be okay with it”, shrugging his shoulders. I looked at him and it was like I flash-forwarded to him as a teenager. It was just the way he looked and the way he said it. He was so mature. I told him that Santa wasn’t real either. “You mean you’re Santa???!!!” At first he looked sad. I told him that Santa Claus was based on Saint Nicholas and that we could read about it if he was interested but he wasn’t.

Later he asked me, “Was Santa Claus alive when you were a kid, did you get presents from Santa?”, and I told him that Saint Nicholas lived hundreds of years ago.

I think I was more upset about telling him Santa and the Easter Bunny weren’t real than he was; that loss of innocence. Of course, now that he knows that I am the Easter Bunny he told me the toys and candy he wanted for Easter and it sounded like a Christmas list!

Most of the magic of Easter and Christmas is gone for Tyler now, never to be the same, but I’m glad he was grown up enough to take it alright.

Does your child still think the Easter Bunny and Santa Claus are real?

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Tyler and I hard at work dyeing our Eggs.  For the first time ever, none of the 15 eggs I boiled cracked!  Until Tyler got hold of them!

The fruits of our labors:

With carrots and pictures paying tribute to the Easter Bunny when he comes, Tyler says, “Good night!”

Tyler chows down on his chocolate bunny.  He also got some other candy and Mr. Freeze’s cave as part of his Batman set.

I went back to bed for a while and by 9:45, Tyler had already thrown up the chocolate.  How much chocolate did Grant let him eat, I will always wonder?

Oh well, I guess it’s not Easter until someone throws up, right?  And by the end of the night, after having had my fair share of chocolate, I wished I could have thrown up!

Hope all who celebrated had a wonderful Easter!

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