Easter weekend

We hope everyone had a Happy Easter! We were busy this weekend. On Saturday we took the kids to their first (and last) egg hunt on the base. In theory it was a great idea but poorly executed. The kids were super excited about finding some eggs and pretty disappointed they weren't able to. It was mass chaos at it's finest. Especially in the 1-3 year age group. You had to wait in a long line to enter an enclosed playground. By the time most of the kids even entered through the small gate there were no eggs left. The first children through the gate had baskets full of eggs. Parents were putting the eggs in their children's baskets and barricading themselves around the remaining few egg piles so only their children could collect them. Amelia wasn't able to pick up a single egg and didn't really understand where all the eggs she saw while she patiently waited in line went. She was disappointed but I was proud of her for not melting down like the other children I saw.


Easter morning we held our own egg hunt. The girls loved looking for the eggs and Will liked stealing the eggs out of their baskets. He was definitely more interested in the candy inside! We were also adventurous and decided to go out for a fancy brunch. The girls love the book Tea for Ruby and always ask when they can eat somewhere fancy with the queen. The queen, of course, wasn't in attendance but they were still very well-behaved. The meal was delicious and the girls had a great time. The staff was amazing and we really enjoyed ourselves.



We finished the day at our wonderful neighbors Mr Troy and Miss Susan's. They held an egg hunt for the kids at their house. The girls were super excited and couldn't believe all the eggs they found. Will wasn't as interested in the eggs again and was more interested in the chocolate inside. He picked one up, opened it and took some coaxing to look for another one. It was a great weekend!



Last but not least, here is a picture of Will with his Batman Easter basket. I went to Target looking for a gender neutral Easter basket for the egg hunts. Will had other ideas. He grabbed Batman from the shelf and wouldn't let go.