Egg...stravaganza

We woke up this morning to some drizzle so we put on our rain boots and headed out to the egg hunt. As we were driving, the rain stopped and the sun came out! It turned out to be a perfect day for this fun Easter event.

Dawson and Grace waited patiently for the countdown. The hunt was right in front of the Manor House at Stan Hywet Hall.

As the girls were waiting, Miss Muffet stopped by. The girls kept telling her she had a spider on her head!

Off and running!!! The hunt is on!!!

Look at our eggs.

Next, we looked inside to see what was inside our eggs!

It was so nice outside, we headed over to the greenhouse for some frisbee, beanbag and hula hoop fun. I wonder what Dawson is telling Grace???

Check out this frisbee throw!

In the gardens, we found a giant chess set. The girls played here forever moving pieces and laughing like crazy. They thought this was a lot of fun!

Easter Weekend Starts Off With....

EGGS OF COURSE!

Egg dying the traditional way......

Roller painting..... This was really fun but, really, really messy!

And when we were all done, we had a delicious homemade treat I picked up

at the Westside Market!

A Bubble Kind of Day

Gotta love popping bubbles on a beautiful spring day!

Hula Hoop

I surprised Dawson with a really small hula hoop this afternoon. The sun came out and it warmed up finally, so outside we went to give it a try. The pictures will tell the rest of the story!

Spots and Stripes

Off to the zoo with friends to learn about animals with spots and stripes. Notice our spotted dress! We have attended many of these programs throughout the last few years and they are fabulous learning experiences.

We started out in the classroom hearing a story, singing a song, making a striped craft and eating a striped and spotted snack. Next, came an animal we could learn about and touch!

It was a tortoise from India. Dawson has a love of animals...any kind!

We were exercising the tortoises by rolling balls past them as they sat there. Not a lot of movement from these two but, I guess it stimulates them and thats what they need!

We then headed out as a group to find some animals with spots and stripes. On our way, we passed the vet hospital. Dawson and Mayna stopped by to take a good look in the window.

The whole gang was looking for the Cheetah!

And of course a day at the zoo is not complete without a ride on the carousel!