Easter Egg Hunt

What a day! Grandma Cathie left early this morning and the kids and I fell right back into our routing. Eli went to school while Maddux and I played and then went to the gym. Eli earned himself 'blue' at school, capping off an awesome week. I urged the kids to take a nap because we had our neighborhood Easter Celebration right after the elementary kids got home from school. Of course they didn't listen. Maddie maybe got one hour and Eli didn't snooze at all. When the jumpy castle was dropped off in our driveway, he was quick to come outside with me to set it up. No hesitation there! Of course it helped that his friend from school arrived with the inflatable... As soon as we had things under control I went inside to get Maddux, who was singing in her crib.

So kids arrived, cookies were iced and eaten, and all that was left was the Easter egg hunt. The main one (3-6 years old) is held in our yard each year. (Eli and Mad Dog love that because it means we find random eggs for months to follow.) Both kids put their toes on the line, ready for the all-clear sign to be thrown. I think Eli collected 18 eggs (the max) and Maddie got about a dozen. Both were very happy with their findings.

More jumping and general playing followed. Maddie stuck in the jumpy castle a bit longer than Eli because the little girl from up the street (maybe just two years old?) was in there also. Maddux felt she had to protect her, especially when she started to cry. Never mind the fact that she was upset was probably due to Maddie's suffocating presence.

The Easter Bunny made an appearance at some point also. This would usually cause major issues for Maddux, as she is not a fan of masks, wigs or other disfiguring costumes. This year she silently followed him (her) around for a while, encouraging other kids to go hug him/her, but keeping her distance. I coaxed her to give the bunny a high five at one point, and less than five minutes later, Maddie hugged him/her! Big success!

Before the whole afternoon started, Eli and I were in his room for room time. He was gazing out the window, checking things out, even though nothing was happening yet. Then Eli looked at me and said, "Mom, you know what's funny about this? I can't find any eggs in our yard! I guess they never put the eggs there, huh?" Funny stuff....