The First Egg Hunt

On Saturday morning, the kids were looking forward to having our annual neighborhood egg hunt.  We knew that the forecast called for rain so we just hoped it would hold out until after the hunt.  When we woke up, it wasn't rainy, but it was dreary and cloudy and damp everywhere.  We didn't get an e-mail about the egg hunt being cancelled so we got dressed just in case.  We headed up to the clubhouse and immediately knew it was off when no cars were around.  Evan was especially disappointed because he wanted some candy.  We headed back home for a little while, but I told Evan we would invite his cousins to have a special egg hunt later in the day if the weather cooperated.  It never did more than drizzle although it stayed chilly and cloudy all day.  Since Sunday wasn't supposed to be any better, we took the opportunity.  I had to make a run to Target anyway for Easter goodies for the boys for next weekend so I grabbed up some extra candy to stuff some of our many plastic eggs (seriously, we have collected quite a bit through the years).  With all of our errands and other household tasks and Brody's need for an afternoon nap, we waited to do the egg hunt until just before dinner.  With 6 kids, we had a pretty good little hunt.  The big kids were quite competitive, and Brody and Cate enjoyed their own little hunt.

The boys were all ready for the morning egg hunt, but the weather didn't cooperate. 

My sweet boys love Easter as much as I do. 

Checking out their eggs.  Nope, these weren't filled with anything yet. 

Brody was copying Evan and learning how to open them. 

Handsome little man

Sweet baby boy

So happy and being mischievous moving away from his basket for the picture. 

The hunt is about to begin! 

And they're off! 

Evan spies a few in the flower bed.

Reade spies some tough ones on the fence. 

Lanny climbs like a monkey to get the hard to reach ones. 

Evan checking around the tree. 

I think this sweet boy will definitely need some new jeans next year.  Growing like a weed! 

Brody finds his first egg. 

And another one.  He got the hang of it really fast with just a little help from big brother. 

And one under the bush. 

Got it! 

Putting his eggs in his basket. 

He spied one way up beside the neighbor's house. 

Cate quickly got into the game. 

Big sister helped show her what to do. 

Cate's first egg find. 

And another one. 

Our little ones are quickly becoming big ones. 

Putting her egg in her "basket." 

The neighborhood hunt is rescheduled for next Saturday so we'll see how that goes, but I think this one was a success!