The Hunt

We called some friends to join us for an Easter Egg Hunt today and put Ethan and Sydney down for a nap.  They were G-R-U-M-P-Y and hadn't had a nap all week.  This is the start of me phasing out naps.  If they get a nap (of any length) they don't go to bed until 9 or 10 pm.  It wears me out.  We whipped out a bin of clothes I bought for them on clearance last year (score!) and put them in shorts and short-sleeved shirts for the hunt in 65 degree weather.  It was beautiful!

They were off with gusto.

Sydney went right to it and climbed anywhere she saw an egg.  She came up from this tree with lots of pine needles in her hair.  Anything for an egg!

Quentin was so fun to watch as he seemed to be moving slowly, but in the end had a basket chuck full of eggs.

Ethan kept asking where more eggs were.  Notice Sydney's hair in the right side of this photo--she didn't stop much at all.

Showing off the loot.  It was hard to get them to look at the camera because they were so excited about their treasures.

What did they get?  My kids' version of 'treats' is different than most.  They were thrilled (despite Sydney's face in this photo) with their loot:
pretzels
Annie's cheddar bunnies and graham bunnies (favorite of Sydney)
Goldfish
Sunspire dark chocolate drops (like M&Ms)
Gummy snacks from the bulk bin at the health food store
Fabe's chocolate chip cookies (small enough to fit in the eggs and fruit juice sweetened)
Buddy fruits (pouch of fruit puree)
Chocolate milk (they wanted to drink it before finding eggs
Bubbles
Hair brush and clips for Sydney (because she needed them)

Here is Ethan singing "I've got two cookies, I've got two cookies, I've got two cookies, hey, hey...hey, hey!" from Little Rascals.  It was hilarious!

Sydney kept finding eggs that were closed in the afternoon and wanting to see if there were more treats.  So cute.  She was trading Ethan for his cheddar bunnies and goldfish and giving him her sweets.