The Bunnies Are Here!

Or so say the signs on the windows at Phillips Toy Mart, that venerable old Nashville institution where 40 years' worth of children have gone to find Madame Alexander dolls, puzzles, Playmobil accessories, and other such delights.  Every spring, the nice folks at Phillips set up a big cage full of cedar shavings and plop a dozen or so fluffy bunnies in, who reside there for the entirety of the Easter season.  When you see the signs on the windows announcing "The Bunnies Are Here!", you know that Easter is officially on the way.

Evelyn has a number of bunny-themed outfits, but she has never seen a real rabbit up close and in the flesh.  Her clothes seem to indicate that most bunnies are pink and purple and sometimes have blue whiskers, so a visit to the bunnies at Phillips was clearly in order; we needed to go see if bunnies indeed look like the ones on Ev's onesies and bubbles.   So we set off in the station wagon with Honey....

 Notice how Ev is dressed for the occasion.  She is wearing a green-gingham-bubble with smocked bunnies:)

 This is an aside, but one of Ev's new favorite activities is putting her feet in her mouth.

 So here we are with the bunnies!  No pink or purple ones in sight.

 I think Ev might have been more excited about the chicken-wire cage than about the cute furry animals inside.

 Evelyn took an occasional break from the bunnies to gaze at all of the other magical things that fill the shelves and aisles at Phillips from floor to ceiling.  I know where to take this girl if she ever needs a change of scenery....