We donned our boots, gloves and winter coats and set out with our bags/baskets.
Sophia's only care in the world was to try and find a golden egg. (There were six of them hidden throughout the park and if you found one, you were able to choose a special prize. Last year, Sam found one and Sophia did not. This made for a disappointed little sister that vowed to find one for sure this year. And she did!!!).
Lots of eggs were hidden in the sand.
My three little egg hunters. Maybe next year, Jimmy will be able to participate.
Taking time out for a quick snack after hunting for eggs:
Once we arrived back home, the kids wasted no time opening their eggs and collecting the candy that was inside.
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Later that day, as is our annual tradition, we colored eggs. It is safe to say that we pretty much have this down to a complete science and we rarely have any accidents/spilling of dye/broken eggs, etc.
Even Jack, who is not the most gentle toddler in the world, was careful with his eggs.
Lest anyone think that I was not present for this family activity, I jumped in for a quick photo.
And Jimmy was sitting casually over on the sidelines enjoying some plastic eggs so that he, too, could get in the holiday spirit.
Steve noticed him sitting over by himself and suggested that our little one, all fat and full from his feeding just moments before, should get in on the action.
Yup, somehow he managed to get a little dye on himself. How? I'm not sure. But it's a good thing that we stripped him down ahead of time.
The kids then headed off for their showers before meeting back up in the dining room to set up their Easter baskets and a snack for the Easter Bunny.
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Later that night, with everyone tucked into bed -- Jimmy included -- the Easter Bunny arrived and filled their baskets with goodies, munched on a bit of carrot and celery and then was kind enough to leave a note letting the kids know exactly how many eggs were hidden around the house.
Hmmmm ... 90 eggs. Perfect, as this allowed me to be able to say that each of the three kids (Jimmy not included, of course!) was able to find 30 eggs to put in their basket. And after that, they were to help whoever did not have a full 30 eggs. No fighting and no tears.
Well done, Momma. Well done.
{I may even make this same suggestion to the Easter Bunny next year ... and all of the Easters to come.}
Finding an egg on the door handle:
There were two golden eggs and a bumblebee egg -- one for each of the kids to find.
And what was inside? Not the traditional coin or piece of candy. There was a whole dollar in each one!
Jack knew exactly what he was doing this year.
And the Easter baskets? The Easter Bunny certainly did a great job this year.
Opening a new container of bath drops for the bath tub. The drops color the water and Jack gets the biggest kick out of choosing his color for the tub each and every night.
The girls loved everything in their baskets, but the most favorite, treasured items were definitely the bathing suits for their American Girl dolls.
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