Easter Weekend ~ 16th + 17th

Christina and I took the kids to their first Easter Egg Hunt (more of a Candy Pick Up than an egg hunt) Saturday the 16th. It was so much fun! We opted to put the kids in the "2 and under without parents" ring, so when the horn sounded, starting the hunt, the kids rushed under the rope but then had no idea what to do next! They stared at each other (all 50 of them) and at us parents, who were a noisy bunch to say the least, each prompty his or her child to pick up the candy and put it in the baskets. Luckily, the kids caught on to the concept. And then they had a blast!

Collin and Marley shared a basket, which turned out to be just fine. At first, Marley was the keeper of the candy, and she did a fantastic job! Together they filled the basket with all kinds of candy. Then Collin had a turn carrying the basket, and he promptly dumped out its contents, sat on the ground next to the loot, and started sorting through it all. Of course, this simply would not do. So, Marley was reappointed keeper of the basket. And she began to refill it ~ with only the Peppermint Patties. : )


At one point, Collin, without a basket of his own, began filling other kids' baskets!



After the hunt, we colored our hard-boiled eggs with crayons then dipped them in food coloring for a colorful potato salad at Easter dinner! Luckily, out of 18, only 3 eggs met the tiled floor close-up.