Easter Party!

Last weekend we made a quick one-night trip out to the farm for Grandma’s annual Easter party!  We started off with Resurrection Rolls.

The idea is that the marshmallow represents Jesus.  You roll it in butter (oil) and cinnamon and sugar (the spices) and then wrap it up in a crescent roll (the tomb).

Then you bake it and the marshmallow melts and when they go to open it up the roll (tomb) Jesus is gone…risen from the dead.  It was a neat little object lesson and I thought they were getting a good visual until Boo got her roll and said, “Hey! Jesus MELTED!” Haha :)

Then it was time for the main event! The big Easter Egg hunt!  There were several hundred eggs for 6 kids and they had a blast finding each and every one!

The Daddies hid the eggs and then they were off!

Buggy was one of the “big” kids since several of the older ones didn’t make it this year.

I thought Boo Bear looked so grown up and adorable in her jeans and purple shirt. :)

Love this determined, calculating look on Buggy’s face.

Wait for me!

Peanut had just as much fun as the big kids!  She had a special little area with eggs just for her and we showed her one and she went to town!

She kept going, “Ohh! Oooo!  Eck! (egg)”

It was adorable!  Here is a little video of some of the action:

After the obvious ones were found the adults went around and did the annual post-hunt hot and cold game for the eggs that weren’t spotted the first time.

Poor Waylon was the one boy with 5 girl cousins but I guess he’s pretty used to it. :)

Here’s one somebody missed!

Peanut decided she wanted to see what was in them rather than find more.  She started dumping them out on the ground to get to the bottom of the basket.

“Look Mommy!”

There’s another!

What’s in here?

Candy!

There was a silver egg and a gold egg that had $5 each in them!  The kids searched high and low.

And finally the oldest found the silver one high up on the distribution center.  Waylon found the gold one early on.

Then it was back inside to sort out the loot.

This is Peanut’s “feed me” face.  She was quite please to discover the treats inside!

And the money too.  Although she just likes to stack it and clink it together.

Boo’s loot.

And Buggy’s.

Then it was time for the Piñata that Auntie Nae and Waylon made.  I was inside changing a dirty diaper so I’m not sure who cracked it open but here are some pics from T’s phone of Boo giving it a whack.

Maybe she was the one who got it because there weren’t any pictures of Bug hitting it. :)

We put all the goodies in bags and Peanut, after having discovered the goodness within, was caught red-handed trying to eat through the wrappers, bag and all!

We had a wonderful time!  Thanks for the fun Easter party Grandma!!!