Sunday Egg Hunt

To end our weekend full of fun and all things Easter we met Matt's family, the Keller, side for good food and the annual egg hunt. When we arrived there were what looked like hundreds of eggs hidden, and not so hidden, around the yard. The kids were eager to get started picking them up. Parker knew exactly what to do and before I knew it his basket was overflowing. Grandma Kerry had to get him a bag to dump his eggs in so he could continue gathering the rest of the eggs. Paige knew what to do as well, but she was a little more selective in the eggs she gathered. When she first went out she was picking up one or two here and there and then she went to the garden area where there were a ton of eggs. Instead of picking up all the eggs she could see, she would pick an egg up, shake it to make sure there was something inside before she put it in her basket. It was hilarious to watch. She also ended up with an overflowing basket. In fact all of the kids got spoiled and had a great time. Inside the eggs were toy cars, parachute toys, squinkies, and plastic bugs. Both Parker and Paige got some of each and Paige shared her squinkies with Parker. Now they are both obsessed with them. Is it okay for my 5 year old boy to be playing with and wanting to collect squinkies?? I see no harm. We had a wonderful Easter weekend with family and created some more memories.

On a side note, Parker gave a talk in Primary on Sunday. I didn't know he had a talk because no note was sent home or a phone call received. I sat down in Sacrament meeting and saw in the bulletin that he was giving a talk. WHAT??? So much for being prepared! So I hurried and wrote a little something for him to share. We had been talking the past week about Easter and it's true meaning. The kids even watched an Easter video about Jesus Christ and the Resurrection. I tried to explain why we celebrate and how lucky we are that we are on the earth and given the opportunity to be in a family. I think Parker understood because from them on the rest of the week when someone would talk about Easter he would reply, "It's not all about the candy, it's about Jesus". So something got through to him. Anyways, that was what his talk was about, in his words it's not all about the candy...It's all about Jesus.

Saturday Egg Hunt

After a wonderful lunch the kids were anxious to have their egg hunt. Jackson, Parker and Paige all hid a special hard boiled egg for their dads that they had to find and then Charyn and I hid all the rest of the plastic eggs and a special hard boiled egg for each of the kids to find. After about 20 minutes of hiding eggs, we sure had a lot of eggs for 3 kids, the kids were off and finding eggs. Each of them found their "special" egg, although it took Jackson quite a long time to finally find his. The kids each had a basket full of eggs. Some were even lucky enough to have money in them. Paige was the big winner, she found an egg with $5 in it and two other eggs with $1 in them. The kids will have candy to last them for months! They all had a great time and we enjoyed the sunshine outside hanging out and visiting with each other. We are so excited for the weather to get nicer and to be able to be outside more often. Paxten wasn't too sure of being outside and the sunshine. It sure felt good to us and I am sure he will like it by the end of the summer!

Egg Hunt #1

This last weekend the kids got to participate in their first egg hunt of the season. My kids will be spoiled before Easter is even here. I think they will get to do 4 egg hunts this year, and will probably need to go to the dentist afterwards!! My aunt Marilyn has started a tradition of having my mom's side of the family get together at her house for an Easter get together. We do a potluck lunch and then the kids get to do an egg hunt afterwards. If they are good at searching for eggs and find one with a number on it, they get a small prize at the end. This year both my kids were excited and did well gathering eggs all on their own. It was fun to watch their excitement as they got to collect the different eggs. Parker had been talking about this egg hunt for about a week prior and was so looking forward to it. I think it met his expectations and he is looking forward to the next one we will be having with some friends.