Easter Baskets
Do you do baskets from the Easter Bunny and Santa gifts at both houses?Even if the kids won't actually be with you on Easter/Christmas? BF and I always have for DD, but we split every major holiday so DD is in both houses on each holiday. Up until this year BM and DH have done the same.
This year BM wants to stick to the CO, which says the kids alternate holidays and she is keeping them for Easter. DH doesn't see any sense in putting together baskets from "the bunny" for them at our house since we won't have them again until Thursday. This is what my mom and dad did for my brother and sister after their divorce (whoever had them Easter morning did the basket) so they both agree with him.
I can kind of see their point, but I still feel like maybe we should do something for them even if it is just a small gift from us. DH argues that wouldn't be fair to DD since we won't get her anything from us. FWIW, we had a huge egg hunt for all of the kids and dyed eggs this past weekend so we still did "Easter stuff" with the boys. What do you all think and do in your own homes?
Re: Easter Baskets
Our SS will be with us Easter morning, then go to his mom's at 10. If we wouldn't have had him, we would have done all of our Easter stuff last weekend, or the last time we had him. (the way our custody is worked out, though, we usually have it pretty easy with holidays, I feel so bad for otehrs who have such complicated situations). We will have an easter basket for him, and I'm sure his mom will have one for him when he goes over there, although I can't say for sure b/c we limit as much conversation with her as we can. We don't share unnecessary info with her. If you guys already did an Easter thing last weekend, than I would consider that your Easter celebration and leave it at that. Just b/c you don't do it on the day, doesn't mean it's any less special. If you want to do easter baskets still, I don't think it hurts. Just b/c they get it a few days late doesn't make it less special. They will probably like to get baskets. Probably should have done it last weekend when you did everything else though and just said 'the easter bunny knew you were going to be with your mom, so he came to our house early!' but yea.
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I'm actually trying to figure out what I have done in the past. Last year, we had all the kids for Easter. This year, they will all be at the other parent's house but DD will come home that evening. I can't remember if I made them all baskets before or not when we didn't have them. DH can't remember either. He thinks we should skip out all together.
At Christmas, Santa visits both houses.
This brings up a whole new debate, we need a new thread if we are gonna talk about 'how many presents' thing. Some people have very strong opinions! lol
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That does pose a good question. I never really thought about keeping it equal once I have kids with DH. Maybe some families change things around once more children are added to the mix, but that could get confusing too! lol
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