I've always been a fan of Easter egg hunts.  Growing up it was one of the few holiday traditions I remember having done for me and it was always a full on hunt with hidden eggs not just a trail out to an Easter basket full of goodies.  It's something I've continued with my kids and I feel so blessed this year to have them with me and to be able to enjoy another Easter morning watching them hunt.

The rule in our house is you both come down, get your basket, then go off searching for eggs. There's no fighting because at the end all the eggs get combined and then dished out equally.  I make sure the bunny goes for quality over quantity so we tend to have a smaller amount of better made chocolate.  The whole house is a free for all, you never know where the bunny may hide an egg.  On the windowsill, behind a cushion, in some pots, in a shoe, hiding by the dryer, poked behind a picture frame.







This year I am attempting an outdoor hunt as well for my kids and the kids of my friend, however we are under a freezing rain advisory so time will tell if that goes ahead.

It's been a wonderful Easter weekend.  Kicked off by E's kindergarten hosting the Easter assembly at school, homemade fish and chips with friends for Good Friday, lots of outdoor bike ride and walks, Easter Saturday supper with my parents, and Easter Sunday at church then I am hosting supper at my house with the hopeful outdoor hunt.

I take no special moments and memories for granted anymore.  I don't try to make elaborate and mind blowing celebrations for the kids, but I try to have traditions they can count on that hopefully make the memories they look back on when they start traditions with their own families.