Glorious Day for an Easter Egg Hunt!

We arrived at Grandma and Grandpa's house Saturday morning to discover that the Easter Bunny had already been there and left some wonderful things.

Jadyn told me very matter-of-factly that: "Peter Cottontail is a nice Easter Bunny that leaves good eggs for good kids and stinky, rotten eggs for bad kids. He likes me so this year we will have lots of good eggs for everyone." She even made up an entire song about the the good, white Easter Bunny named Peter Cottontail that hop, hop, hops to give good eggs to good kids. I wish I had that on video, but she did the entire explanation and song while we were driving. Still, it made me laugh. Where does she get these ideas???

He (Jadyn's friend Peter Cottontail) left dozens of brightly colored eggs hidden all over the yard, in the trees, and even in the playhouse. He also left a big basket of goodies for each child. The kids were so anxious about finding eggs that they barely even glanced at the baskets before running onto the yard. Matthew and Jadyn found the most eggs, but even Owen and Hyrum (with help) were able to grab a few before all of the older siblings found them. After Jenna had about 5 eggs, she stopped looking so that she could sit down and eat some chocolate. I have never seen a kid that likes chocolate so much! The hunt was a blast and Jared and I made sure to get plenty of pictures and video despite the terribly bright sunlight. Kyla and Matt were at a wedding in California on Saturday so we had to made sure we had lots of stuff to show them even though they missed all of the excitement. I was really happy that we did the Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday morning so that we could focus more on the real reason for Easter on Sunday. I think this will become a tradition for us in the future.

After all of the eggs were located, the kids finally turned their attention to the Easter Baskets. Jadyn was excited about the little toys and the coloring book. She was so happy that Peter Cottontail knew that she would LOVE her new princess toys! Now he really is one of her best friends. Jenna went straight for the chocolate and the bubbles. Hyrum didn't know what to think, but he spent the rest of the day chewing on his new teether and stuffed bunny. The cotton candy in his basket disappeared faster than anything else. I just have to thank Grandma and Grandpa for putting on a wonderful Easter Egg Hunt. It was a fabulous day to celebrate Easter with our cousins!