Yesterday was one of those days where it felt like there were lots of
new things going on. (How appropriate for Easter, yes?) It wasn't
actually the girls' first Easter, but it was the first one we
celebrated. We went to church in the morning, and in the afternoon, the
girls partook in their first-ever (chocolate) egg hunt. This was
totally a last-minute, minimalist effort -- I'd picked up two baskets
and a couple of bags of chocolate eggs at CVS the day before. But the
girls loved it.
I feel like it was the
first holiday activity we've done with them where they seemed less
like"babies," being dragged along for the ride (say Trick or Treat!
Open your present! Etc.), and more like kids. When Clio first came down
the back porch stairs, she spotted a chocolate egg, picked it up and
said "Where did that come from?" (One of her new favorite expressions).
Once we gave them their baskets and explained what they were supposed
to do, they "got it" immediately, running around the yard and scooping
up eggs, each time shouting "I found another egg!" And, like true kids,
they were NOT happy when, after they'd each had some chocolate, I put
their candy away to be doled out over the next few days (and eaten by
me. Ha). In fact, there was a brief but intense crying jag until I
distracted them with the idea of going around the living room and
"finding" toys to put in their baskets. Of course, with older kids,
this diversion technique never would have worked.
More pics after the jump
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