Eggs, Eggs, Eggs

Our self-imposed quarantine ended on Thursday, just in time for the battalion Easter Egg Hunt. I had to wake both girls from their naps in order to go, but once we arrived there weren't any complaints!

Kathleen jumped right into the fun, testing out the bounce house.

After a bit, the egg hunt officially started. It took a little explaining, the whole "hang onto your basket, pick up an egg, put it in your basket, look for another" thing... But eventually Kathleen managed to collect a respectable number of eggs. Whenever she found one, she'd shout, "Hooray!" She was even more enthusiastic after the hunt, when she realized they had candy!

Kathleen and Jim also competed in the egg toss. Although they didn't win, Kathleen loved throwing the egg. She has quite an arm.

Miraculously, neither of them got egged!

Kathleen was considerably less excited about the Easter Bunny. Our unit chaplain -- good sport that he is -- played that role for the day, a job I didn't envy in the heat! Anyway, no amount of coaxing would convince Kathleen that she should get close to him. When asked if she wanted to hug him, like her friend Grace did, she replied with a strong, "NO THANK YOU!" Even though Daddy held her, she wasn't even sure that she wanted her photograph with that Bunny.

However, when we explained that the Easter Bunny had brought all the candy, she did thank him -- and sweetly, at that!

Having practiced the art of egg hunting, on Friday we worked on some egg decorating.

Madeline loved watching the colorful commotion. We had to watch out, though, because her reach is quite long -- she almost got dyed herself! Kathleen was also delighted by all the colors, but seemed to favor the orange dye. That's probably because it was closest to her. You can see her influence in our completed eggs... there are a lot of orange ones!

We hope that your preparations for Easter have been as much fun, and we wish you a joyful blessed Easter.