Easter 2009

This past Easter was really fun. Easter is right up there with one of my favorite holidays. We had lots of things going on and it was especially nice to have a little almost 2-year-old who actually got the concept of Easter Egg Hunting. Holidays truly are so much better with kids! Here are the things we were able to do.

First, my mom always has an annual Easter Egg Hunt for her kids and grandkids. She hides eggs, and everyone else also brings eggs to hide. When people find each other's eggs, they exchange them for prizes. It is a tradition we have done since childhood. We love it.

Here are my two oldest brothers, Darrell and Jason. My mom made them wear these goofy bunny ears for a game. I don't think they minded too much.

Next, we had a neighborhood Easter Egg Hunt. Daniel and I decided to carry on my family's tradition and do it with friends from the area. The weather that spring was amazingly rainy, so we ended up hiding the eggs in the Clubhouse. Bummer. But the kids had fun nonetheless. Here they are after the hunt with the prizes they have claimed. We have such cute kids in our neighborhood!

Zachary isn't smiling, but he really did have fun hunting for the eggs and getting prizes.

Justin Martin, Brandon & Bridger Mecham, Andrew Martin, Heather Mecham, and Megan Martin.

Candace and Hudson Haws (Andrew and Ethan are MIA), and me, Daniel & Zachary.

Karen & Nate Pusey.

Aaron, Addie, & Wendy Glass, Mandi & Browen Taylor, Tia & Benji White, and Tyler Pusey running out of the picture.

Calder, Raven, Bryce & Amelie Haymond, Lexi, Brandon, Cassie, & Laney (in the carseat), and Daniel with Zachary in the background.

It was also fun having Zachary help me with dying the eggs. I am pretty sure he liked the stickers more.

Last, I took Zachary to Pleasant Grove's Toddler Gym. They had their Easter Egg Hunt (after all these hunts, how could Zachary NOT get the concept of egg hunting???) along with games and lunch. The Cheetos were a big hit with Zachary. Mmmm, fake processed cheese . . . he loves anything with that on it.

Playing with the parachute is one of his favorite things to do at Toddler Gym.