On Saturday we had planned on joining some new friends for their neighborhood Easter egg hunt, but the threat of rain postponed that hunt until the next day. I had noticed a sign in front of one of the assisted living places we drive past to go to Noelle's school saying that they were having an egg hunt on Saturday, so we headed there instead! Noelle and Jonah were very excited and had their Easter baskets all ready to go.
Unfortunately, I don't think they were prepared for the number of kids who showed up. Jonah was able to grab two eggs, and Noelle got four. Part of Jonah's problem was that he was so excited when he picked up the first egg he found, he ran over to show us before looking for more. They were both a little upset, but we tried to distract them with a cookie and trip to Books A Million. And Jonah was of course all about the candy, and finished all of his before we got back home.
And Clara just hung out in Luke's arms the whole time we were there. One of the residents came over to say hi to her and Clara just grabbed on to her finger and listened as the lady talked to her. It was so sweet! I also had a moment where our new town felt like home- we saw people we knew outside of where we normally see them! In MD, almost every time I went to Walmart (which was multiple times a week) I saw someone we knew- from MOPS, from the neighborhood, from preschool. Well at the Easter egg hunt, we saw a teacher from Noelle's school who has a son in Noelle's class, AND I saw a mom who is in my Friday Bible study. Definitely makes it feel more like "our" town!
On Sunday, we snapped a quick picture after church, and then headed home for an even quicker lunch before heading to meet our friends in their neighborhood for the Easter egg hunt. (We also put Clara in the nursery for the first time, and when I went to get her after the sermon and communion, she was a crying mess. So jury's out on what I'll do with her this coming Sunday!)
All the moms had provided a dozen stuffed eggs per kid, so there were a lot of eggs! Noelle and Jonah were quite excited about all the eggs and candy that they got, and I had fun being able to chat with one of my new friends. (Also, I again saw someone I had met once before at the very first MOPS Bible study I went to. She happens to live in that neighborhood as well!)
Also, the more hunts we do, the more they learn how to get their game on and focus on the egg searching! No distractions!
Monday was Noelle's first day of Spring Break, and there was an Easter egg hunt and picnic planned for the moms and kids from our church. Noelle was awake a little after 4 a.m. because her poor nose was just a faucet. She was miserable, and crazy girl refuses to take any kind of medicine that would help her. The snot was all clear, so our best bet is that it's allergies. Luke ended up working from home so that he could stay at the house with her (movies all day for Noelle!), and Jonah, Clara, and I still got to go meet our friends.
Jonah of course enjoyed having more eggs to look for, and getting more candy. It was a bit windy, so instead of eating at the park, a few of us headed to someone's house for lunch. Then we headed home and had a low-key rest of the day!
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