Although last weekend marked L'ie Bear's second Easter, it was the first year she was able to participate in an Easter Egg Hunt. And boy did she participate!
On Saturday, we made an appearance at the Rockawalkin United Methodist Church Easter Egg Hunt! We were shown the '3 and under' section, placed L'ie on the ground, and off she went. She immediately crawled to one of MANY brightly colored eggs and picked it up. With some encouragement from Mee-maw and Granny, the eggs quickly found their proper home in her little basket and she enjoyed all of the attention. At the end of the hunt, everyone assembled back in the community hall and the kids were able to go through all of their loot...there were many happy children! We were pleasantly surprised that L'ie Bear managed to pick up some eggs during her
first Easter Egg hunt and I was thrilled that most of the candy was not appropriate for a 1 year old. More chocolate for mommy!
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| All waiting to hunt & no play makes L'ie Bear a basket case! |
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| Group shot in front of the Easter Bunny Car! |
The next day, we headed back to the church for Easter service. L'ie Bear was well behaved, thanks to a seemingly endless supply of Puffs, and we had fun watching her enjoy the music and all of the people sitting around us. She especially loved it when Pastor Patty delivered her sermon and when Grandpa performed in the choir!
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| Bear sitting in the pew |
After church, we headed back to Grandpa and Mee-maw's house to continue our Easter celebration. While L'ie Bear napped, Aunt Sarah and Mike filled plastic eggs and hid them in the front yard. Once they were done, Aunt Sarah went upstairs to check on L'ie Bear and "accidentally" woke her up from her nap. Since the Bear was suddenly awake, it seemed like a good idea to head down to see what the Easter Bunny left and then go outside for a second Easter Egg hunt.
By this point, the Bear was already a seasoned egg hunter and knew that the eggs opened to reveal a treat. Each time she she found an egg, she would open it and spend the next five minutes eating the goldfish, puffs, or dehydrated apples pieces inside. I believe she found a whopping 3 eggs that time around.
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| Easter Loot |
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| Hunting for eggs with Aunt Sarah and Mike |
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| ELMO! |
Since there were still quite a few eggs left in the front yard, we took L'ie Bear back outside for a
third Easter Egg hunt after a delicious meal!
And we got some great photos!
2. Good things do come in colored plastic eggs!
3. And we did not put all of L'ie Bear's eggs in one basket. But only because they wouldn't all fit!
