Once everyone arrived and got to visit briefly, Grandma Karen was ready to send them out looking for their Easter baskets. This was a family tradition for my husband and his siblings. The last time it was done was for Cassie's first Easter in 1995. Grandma color coded each kid to a single colored plastic egg and then she put their initials on the egg so they knew for sure it was their egg. Grandma Karen passed out everyone's initial eggs and the hunt began . . .
Cassie hanging out with her favorite chunky monkey, Odie.
Zack's first clue took him out to the tree by the "barn" in the backyard.
Mackenzie's second clue was found outside by a big tree in the side yard.
By the time I caught up to Cassie, she was going to Mackenzie's room to find her next clue egg.
All the kids hunted for their baskets. Here little "Princess" got help from her mommy.
Once Little Man found one of his clues outside with his dad, he decided it was time to play soccer.
Lightning found one of his clues outside and there was money inside. All the kids got money in their eggs, and the money totaled up to their age. Zack was excited because he got one whole extra dollar than his age. Poor Grandma when she did the math based on the year of Zack's birth she was right, but she forgot that his birthday is towards the end of the year so he hasn't had his birthday this year. It worked out for him because he one whole extra dollar.
At the end of the clues, they found their Easter baskets filled with all kinds of goodies. This will probably be the last time we are all able to get together for Easter, so it was nice to be with family. We did miss Auntie Heather and Wes, who couldn't make it all the way from California. Hopefully we'll get to see them soon, too.
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