The Easter festivities started on Friday, April 19 with the teen flashlight hunt. Abigail, Carly and now Jason went and came home with chips, drinks, candy and a few gift cards.
Jason had a birthday party the following morning so it was only Katie and Drew that attended our neighborhood Easter egg hunt at Jeanne Hansen park. Before the hunt started we figured out that the “golden egg” this year would be the bunny shaped eggs. Drew and I spotted several in his little area and I thought he was prepped and ready to gather them as soon as the whistle blew; however, once everyone started running our game plan flew out of his mind and he ran right past all of them. Katie did secure a bunny egg, but it was one of the few that didn’t have the special blue slip of paper inside that would have rewarded her with a big basket full of special goodies – perhaps we’ll have better luck next year? I mean, winning isn’t that important, right? The movement from giving out candy to allergy-free treats is a bummer, even for this mom that has three kiddos with severe food allergies. All those little toys end up in the trash within a day. So, a little disappointing in the egg stuffing.
The kids really look forward to waking up on Easter morning and searching for hidden Easter eggs. We’ve talked about moving it to Saturday or waiting until after church, but the morning just makes sense even if it does seem to take away from the true spirit of Easter. It’s almost like Christmas morning.
getting a little physical
Each of the kids had a little wrapped gift hidden somewhere with their name on it.
Once they were all found the kids were able to open them up and quickly deciphered what that meant.
Hopefully, the kids aren’t expecting a big summer vacation announced via our Easter egg hunt each year. Last year we did something similar to let them know we were heading to Europe.
We enjoyed a delicious German pancake breakfast before heading off to church.
And one with their mama cause I wouldn’t be getting my annual Mother’s Day photo this year and I LOVE this tree in our front year during the spring. The blossoms are beautiful!
I was trying to get a picture on the sly of Abigail and her little buddy Drew during sacrament meeting, but that girl has a sense for a photo op…
Love these kids of mine and the memories we are making!
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