Easter Egg Hunt April 11, 2009

Connor, feeling very sad that they were too late for the goods.All that Hunter ended up with was the candy he brought from home and an egg that Emily took from another child.Emily, happily scrounging for a measly piece of candy for her brothers.Alex, of course, spending time gabbing with the chicks.

Because of our extremely eventful weekend, with a wedding reception three hours to the North, and an Easter party two and a half hours to the South, we decided to invite the Easter Bunny to come on Saturday. He graciously obliged bringing lots of candy, kites, and new clothes! It was nice having the secular part of the holiday over with before the actual day so the true focus of Christ could be on the day of Easter. There was one minor flaw with my logic--it would be very difficult to have Easter baskets and still be able to get to a town Easter Egg hunt on time.

I checked in the newspaper and found a hunt at 10:30 am. Perfect! Then I realized that the whistle is blown at 10:30--whether you're there, in the parking lot, or not. Sadly, I sent James and the kids to the hunt a little too late and by the time they got onto the field, all that remained were stomped and smashed bits of candy and plastic Easter egg shards. The boys were very sad. Emily saw a couple of kids with overflowing grocery bags full of eggs, and scrounged a couple of eggs for her brothers from them. A very noble thing for a big sis to do!

Lesson learned (until it's forgotten again next year).