Spring Break 2009 was a collection of egg hunts. The kids, Jeff and I packed up and spent a few days in Rockford visiting friends and family and enjoying the pool at our hotel. We also had three egg hunts. Our girls were a littel timid at the first hunt but by the third they were truly pros at finding all those colorful little gems!
The first egg hunt was at Lena Manor Nursing Home in Lena, IL where great-grandma Wilson lives. She and grandpa had a great time gettimg to see the kids enjoy the egg hunt. The only down side was that the Easter bunny was there too and Margot does not like the bunny. She spent all her time making sure that the bunny stayed far away!
Our second hunt was at the Children's Discovery Museum in Rockford. We met our friends the Hiser's at the museum and enjoyed our second hunt. Margot could not figure out why the eggs were all over the floor. She was hilarious!
In Rockford Molly was able to hunt with the big kids which required a little more speed and precision than our previous hunt but as you can see she was up for the challenge!
Molly was quite the egg hunter by the third time around. She was running everywhere and snatching them up as fast as she could. She also enjoyed checking out her loot and trading with her cousins to make sure she had the best eggs!
Margot needed a little help from Daddy to coordinate the picking up of the eggs and placing them safely in her large paper bag. She would have been quite content to pick up one egg and eat its contents before going on to the next egg.
It was so fun to have all the cousins together for the egg hunt this year. Even our youngest member little Ella Grace enjoyed watching all the action. I think that they were all happy with the money and candy that was contained in all the eggs that they found. My mom had even hidden a few camoflouged eggs which were a challenge even for the big kids, and adults to find.
Molly really enjoyed her chocolate Easter Basket from GG. It was a basket made of chocolate that contained even more yummy chocolate treats. She was overjoyed when we let her have it as a treat after dinner. What's a little more candy after three days of a menu concsisting of purely sugar!
Margot dug right in to her chocolate basket as well!
Molly has started playing soccer with the Peoria Park District. Soccer is her first attempt at a team sport. She had fun at the first practice and was quick to tell us she learned to kick the ball with her heel. It was fun to watch her learning to be a part of her team, of all four year olds, poor coach!
Margot spent her time at the soccer practice picking dandelions. Jeff has assured me that she is way too girlie to play sports. We will have to wait a couple years and find out!
Molly has a fun loving coach who has made the season fun. Here she was giving him a high five during their first game. The first game was great most of the kids did not get the point of the game. They had no idea what to do they all just ran up and down the field in a big herd. The coaches had to be out on the field pointing the kids in the right direction. So fun!
Molly, in her bow, taking a break after playing hard during the first game.
