Of Eggs and Things

As usual, in the weeks leading up to Easter there are several "egg" related events to attend. Jeffrey's school had their Easter Party (they're allowed to call it such because it's a private school held in a church), the Kindergarten classes had an "Eggstravaganza", the county Recreation Department held their annual "Run Around the Soccer Fields and Pick Up Eggs" event, and we even dyed some eggs while visiting Noni. Somehow this year, we have thankfully missed out on some of the general schlock inside the eggs and gotten mostly candy. Don't get me wrong, I'm not one to stuff the kids full of candy, but the little toys, stickers and abundant other things to get stepped on or stuffed into the depths of my couch I'd rather deal with a little sugar.

So here are some pictures of Jeffrey's Easter party. They got a visit from the Easter Bunny, and then had an egg hunt in the church (since it has been raining here since last April I think. I'm surprised no one has built an arc yet). After some games and a rousing round of "Little Bunny Foo Foo" and "I'm Picking Up A Baby Bumblebee" we took our sugar-laden eggs home to be counted and coveted.




The next day the Kindergarten held their festivities. Since they were also rained out they celebrated their "eggs" inside. There was some kind of hunt, and egg dying. In the afternoon they did some egg and hopping races (Bunnies are OK as long as they aren't Easter Bunnies"). It was great fun watching Erin have such a blast playing games with her class.


Saturday afternoon brought the annual egg hunt. Hunt is really a misleading word. The county dumps a few hundred eggs across the soccer fields. They then line up the eager kiddos and at the exact toll of 3:30 set them loose. In previous years we have returned with baskets overflowing with eggs. This year, after a whopping 90 seconds all the eggs were gone. Erin and Jeff managed to snag about 10 each. All fine with me.



Finally during our few days at Noni's house we spent an evening coloring eggs for her Easter. Grandpa got an old fashioned Paas kit and they had a blast. Erin enjoyed mixing all the colors. Jeffrey was not quite as creative, but enjoyed himself as well.


We still have eggs to color as a family and then our egg hunt at the church and at back at home. Then we'll be all egged out until next March -- when hopefully it will have stopped raining.