Today was our community Easter Eggstravaganza. My parents and I took Nina, Lyla, Emme, and Ryleigh to the festivities. Things got started with an egg hunt for the bigger kids. The scene there was a little reminiscent of what the TV coverage of an aid truck bringing food to a starving country looks like. When the bunny said "Go" it was every man, woman, and child for himself. Since we managed to get our girls a few eggs and not get trampled, we called it a success. We thought the 0-3 age egg hunt would be much more calm.
Before we left to head over to the little kid egg hunt, Nina got to see the Easter Bunny. There were lots of kids taking turns getting their picture taken with the bunny, and Nina is probably going to be in about five other families' photos. She just stayed next to the Easter Bunny and smilied while the other parents were taking pictures of their kids with the bunny. My mom and I got a good laugh about that.
This is just one example...
Then it was on over to the little kids' egg hunt. We thought this was going to be much slower. I mean, there are hundreds of eggs just sitting out in the grass waiting to get picked up. Again, when the bunny said "Go" it was every man, woman, and tiny child for himself. I almost swatted a grown man with my camera bag when he snatched the egg from the ground where Lyla's outstretched hand was just about to pick it up. He then proceeded to run along the hill, collecting more eggs. I almost shouted, "Let your kid pick up the eggs, and stop taking them from two-year olds," but I refrained from making a scene and just gave him the stink eye instead. How mature of me!
Overall, I think the girls had a pretty good time, and you may or may not see us back at the Easter Eggstravaganza next year. Right now, I'll settle for a creative and fun egg hunt in Mousey and Poppy's big back yard on Easter afternoon!
Before we left to head over to the little kid egg hunt, Nina got to see the Easter Bunny. There were lots of kids taking turns getting their picture taken with the bunny, and Nina is probably going to be in about five other families' photos. She just stayed next to the Easter Bunny and smilied while the other parents were taking pictures of their kids with the bunny. My mom and I got a good laugh about that.This is just one example...
Then it was on over to the little kids' egg hunt. We thought this was going to be much slower. I mean, there are hundreds of eggs just sitting out in the grass waiting to get picked up. Again, when the bunny said "Go" it was every man, woman, and tiny child for himself. I almost swatted a grown man with my camera bag when he snatched the egg from the ground where Lyla's outstretched hand was just about to pick it up. He then proceeded to run along the hill, collecting more eggs. I almost shouted, "Let your kid pick up the eggs, and stop taking them from two-year olds," but I refrained from making a scene and just gave him the stink eye instead. How mature of me!
Overall, I think the girls had a pretty good time, and you may or may not see us back at the Easter Eggstravaganza next year. Right now, I'll settle for a creative and fun egg hunt in Mousey and Poppy's big back yard on Easter afternoon!
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