I'm running a little late today.
And since Tuesday is the day I start teaching piano at 8:00 am, I don't have much leeway in my schedule.
So, here are some pictures of our Easter egg hunt. 😉 It got a little bit dark while the kids were hiding eggs, so these pictures aren't my most fabulous ever. But I feel very strongly that not-so-great pictures are infinitely better than no pictures...it doesn't have to be perfect and all that.
My parents came over after church, and they helped Mr. FG and me stuff the eggs and hide them. To make things fair, each kid's eggs are hidden in a separate room of the house. This way, Joshua doesn't find all of the eggs that are at Zoe's searching level.
Having heard tales of how Grandpa used to hide Easter candy (in very hard places), they all wanted him to hide their candy. Except for Zoe, I think. She's not so into egg-finding as a hard task.
Mr. FG and my dad teamed up to hide Joshua's eggs, and they did manage to stump him pretty well.
A messy closet is a fabulous place to hide eggs.
(note to self: put "clean and organize the girls' closet" on the summer to-do list)
My mom hid Sonia's eggs in the living room, and she even managed to fit on inside Sonia's stuffed turtle, Frederickson (He didn't come with that name. Sonia bestowed that moniker upon him!).
Sonia's expression in this picture is making me giggle. Clearly, she was having some trouble figuring out where some of her eggs were hiding.
Happily, no one got upset about their eggs being too hard to find.
And I really think that my parents and Mr. FG and I had just as much fun as the kids did.
We also played some games with my parents (Chinese Checkers, Pegity, and Connect Four).
Plus my dad played Old Maid with the kids at Zoe's request (he played it with her when they stayed at my parents' house the last time, and she's kept on talking about how much fun it was!).
I'd share some pictures of our game time, but I don't have any...I was too busy getting creamed at Pegity by my mom. And my parents both beat me at Chinese Checkers, which was good for my growth in humility because I'm quite accustomed to winning at that game (I usually beat Mr. FG and Joshua.). 😉
So, our day was nothing fancy or complicated, but I really enjoyed it and I think my parents did too. Yay for simple fun!
And now I am off to get ready for my day of teaching. Have a lovely Tuesday!
Today's 365 post: The good thing about letting your dryer get messy...
With three (my two and my sisters son) we hid them all in the same room, but they each had colors to find! or if all the same stuff is in them. Then they have a limit. (like each can find 6 eggs and then you are done!) My kids had 4 easter egg hunts this year! yikes....
Of course, no one gets upset about their eggs being too hard to find! Hiding eggs (and anything special for that matter) is so much fun.
Kristen-
Great idea on hiding the eggs in different rooms- we always do outside and this year the age gap was more prominent in finding the eggs!! We will do this next year!
I've been meaning to ask you, since I am a piano teacher myself with little ones. What do you do with your kids while you teach? I know they are a little older than mine (2, 4 & 6). Did you do the same thing when they were younger? I am always looking for solutions on the babysitter end and have only found a couple of people that are student parents that I know well enough to entrust them to.
Also, when you are teaching your own children, how do you keep the other ones busy?
As always, love your blog!! Happy teaching today!
Well, fortunately for me, I've always been able to have the moms of my students watch my kids for me. Of course, these days watching them isn't very hard, but back in the day when I had babies and toddlers, it was different.
I've always charged a very affordable price for lessons, partly because the moms of my students have watched my children. It's a win-win situation all around.
When I'm supervising my own kids and their practicing (we don't often have formal lessons...I just kind of take care of issues/offer suggestions/make changes as they practice), Sonia and Zoe usually just play either together or alone.
I love simple fun! Scrabble and Clue are the current games of choice at our house. In fact , Dear Hubby and I have been debating the merits of investing in a croquet set for summer. Our yard is the perfect place to host a neighborhood croquet tournament. With the ever increasing gas prices, most of our fun will be very close to home this year (and why not include all of our neighbors in our stay at home fun). I'm also thinking about hosting an after Church ice cream party in our yard this summer, as well. 🙂
Ooh, we love Scrabble too. Joshua, Mr. FG, Lisey and I all play together.
My dad always hid our Easter baskets. He would make it insanely hard as we got older. Like, "hint - you need a screwdriver!"
That's great! My dad once hid my brother's basket inside the bottom of the piano (you had to take it apart to find it!).
That *is* insane. And just think of the incentive - does your brother now take random things apart, just because?
Since my kids are substantially younger than my brothers crew, we assign everyone a color. When Tim hides the eggs, he makes the older girls *much* harder to find...
Looks like everyone had fun!! The pictures are great!! Thanks for letting us see great moments in your family's life!!!!
My parents' fire place has a ledge up inside of it. It has become a tradition to hide an egg there, so the finders have to get on hands and knees, stick their heads up inside the fireplace, and twist around to look. (fortunately my parents don't use the fireplace, so there are no ashes to deal with)
I love it how you think that closet is messy. 🙂
To me, it does look messy! Right now, winter clothes and summer clothes are all sort of mixed together and things are just not quite where they're supposed to be. =P
I was coming to say the same. It looks perfectly organized 🙂
Our Easter Bunny Labels the eggs. You can only pick up an egg with your name on it. If you clue someone else into where their eggs might be, then you have to give an egg to mom and dad. Our kids are very good at keeping quiet;-)
I took my granddaughter to her local Easter Egg hunt and they had the field divided for the age groups. She just turned 3 and was in the 3 to 4 group. She gathered her eggs all by herself and filled her basket, but when she opened them there was nothing inside. The organizers explained that they were afraid candy would be a choking hazard for the little ones, so they left them empty. Even a three year old knows you are supposed to get candy! My grandaughter insisted on putting a piece of candy from her Easter basket into each egg when she got home.
So sweet! We are looking forward to doing this next year when the kiddo is a bit older.
Just learn from my family's fail: Do NOT hide real eggs. A candy filled plastic egg that you find next Christmas is a nice surprise. A growing stench that you find a while after Easter is not so nice.
They are adorable. Mine had a great time too. Enjoy your day.