Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Egg Hunt 2009

Our annual egg hunt was HUGE this year.  We had 13 kids hunting and 4 big kids helping to hide. I didn’t do a final head count but I think we were over 30 people. My good friend and neighbor Stacey broke her leg the week before, but came any way in a wheel chair. The weather cooperated for the most part. It was a little chilly and a little windy but the rain held off and there was no snow on the ground. Jerry and Amy Hall- our wonderful next door neighbors helped fill the eggs and let all of the stuff for the egg hunt live at their house for a week – to keep the kids out of it. We filled 67 plastic eggs for each kid x the 12 bigger kids.  I only did 15 eggs for Caelun. It was A LOT of eggs. We bought some really cool kites- one that looked like a pirate ship and flew them after the cook out.   It was a truly wonderful day- again there are lots of pictures.

 

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Levi, Abbi, and Renee get ready to leave for Grandpa Medford’s.

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Natasha is also ready to head out to hide eggs

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My dad bought Caelun a Radio Flyer wagon for his birthday and thinking it would be useful for the egg hunt gave it to him a week early.  He also made the colorful blocks on the floor which have been a big hit.

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Renee loads up the eggs to go hide them.spring 2009 602

Jerry, Stacey, Brien, and Dawn wait for Grandpa to ring the bell to start the hunt.

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…and they’re off!

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Bryar found an egg.

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Kris helps Cole put his eggs in his bag.

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Caelun found one.

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Caelun says- “Look Aunt Dawn I have an egg!”

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Abbi and Levi plug into an ipod while the smaller kids hunt.

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Clint herds Caelun.

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Mary points out eggs to Bree.

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Bree’s bag is getting full.

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Blake shows Debbie he found an egg.

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Blake is off to find more.

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Another egg for Blake.

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Billy has a bag full.

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Meagen, Levi, and Abbi coral Caelun.

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What a good big sister.

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Caelun really got the hang of it.  Of course all the eggs he picked up weren’t necessarily his.

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Cole got right into it this year.

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Grandpa Jerry gives Caelun a ride in the wagon.

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Ken and Jodi enjoy watching the egg hunters.

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Corey finds eggs and Renee brought a snack.

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Sam and Matt check out their eggs.

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Emily shows Matt an egg while Kyle looks for another egg as well.

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Looks like Sam found one. Kyle is still looking.

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Grandpa Bob chases Caelun

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Emily found an egg- Bree is still looking.

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Meagen helps Cole and Mary looks for Bree.

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When we finished we headed back to the barn to eat.  My dear friend Dawn brought a cake from a fabulous baker- Robeirs- in Mt. Pleasant- where we both went to CMU.

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Caelun loves it when daddy tosses him in the air.

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Grandpa’s big tractor is also a hit with the kids.

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Abbi, Bree, and Mary hang out.

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Blake is ready to eat.

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Ken watches while Matt and Sam check out the tractor.

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Emily helps Cole and Caelun with the blocks.

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The big kids congregate.

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Kyle, Corey, Blake, and Billy are ready to eat.Dawn and Debbie help them get food.

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Bree is wore out! 

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Not Renee, Caelun, and Emily!

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Time for kites! Clint shows the kids what to do.

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It was a truly glorious day!

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Our friends Ken and Jodi had a picture taken in front of this willow tree when they were dating in college. This is them now in front of that same tree.

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And this is there boys Matt and Sam.

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Ken and Jodi I think with a bit of cropping we might have some thing.

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