Easter reunites families after pandemic halted holiday celebrations last year

TODAY IS EASTER SUNDAYFOR THOSE OF YOU WCELEBRATE THE HOLIDAY.CELEBRATING TODAY MAYLOOK A LOT DIFFERENTFOR FAMILIES THIS YEARCOMPARED TO LAST YEAR -BECAUSE OF THEPANDEMIC.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER JORDAN BETTSIS LIVE TO SHARE WHATCELEBRATING TOGETHERTHIS YEAR MEANS FORONE FAMILY.FOR MANY FAMILIES, THISIS THE FIRST HOLIDAYWHERE GRANDPARENTSAND OTHER LOVED ONESARE ALL TOGETHER FORTHE FIRST TIME ASVACCINATES ARE WIDELYAVAILABLE AND NEW CDCGUIDELINESKELSEY POMEROYUSUALLY HAS FAMILYMEMBERS OVER AT HERHOUSE EACH YEAR TOCELEBRATE EASTER.SHE SAYS LAST YEAR WASTHE FIRST TIME THEYSKIPPED THE HOLIDAYTRADITIONS.SHE HAS SEEN HERPARENTS HERE AND THEREBUT ITS BEEN SOCIALLYDISTANCED AND HASN'THAD HER WHOLE FAMILYUNDER ONE ROOF SINCETHE PANDEMIC STARTED.SO, SHE SAYS ITS FULLCIRCLE TO HAEVERYONE BACK ON THEFIRST HOLIDAY THEYMISSED LAST YEAR.KELSEY POMEROY, Raymor"From the very beginning, I hadin myhead 18 months 18 months is whenwe would be vaccinated andhopefully stepping in the rightdirection, but here we are alittle over12 months later, and I cannotbeli