Easter 2010 ~ part 3 ~

once the hunt was over the children ran back to sort out their bounty.

Linda had placed either a little solid chocolate or a fluffy chick inside each egg. the children were allowed to keep whatever was inside the egg and if they returned 5 coloured plastic eggs they received a large chocolate egg.

after the egg hunt we feasted on lots of goodies.

there were sausages, cupcakes, savoury slice and drinks galore. so much fun and so much to eat.

after the feast the children frolicked in the water until the nasty mummies and daddies said it was time to go home..of course you can imagine the drive home...ZZZZZZZ

that's the last installment of Easter Saturday...i might be back with a very brief wrap up of Easter Sunday...

it seems so long ago, the children are back to school tomorrow and it couldn't come soon enough. they are at each others throats and i am sick of 3 SHADOWS! the house is a constant mess that i seem to be constantly grumbling about. although i love the slower pace that comes with holidays i do thrive on routine @_@

anyhow happy Monday, do hope your week is super sweet.

%*_*% rosey

Easter 2010 ~ part 2 ~

so after the kite flying the daddies took the kiddies on a walk along the water while the mummies played bunnies and hid some very colourful eggs...of course i have to mention that the lovely linda organised ALL of this! she had the 'wooded' area adorned with hand made decorations and paper flowers plus 68 colourful eggs to hide. that is as well as all of the play equipment and kite making necessities. all we had to do was turn up!!

anyhoo, mister moo took the camera with him and snatched a few good pictures of the kids and the island too.

Claudia simply LOVES the beach! so does little miss Mia moo.

wowzer, we have never seen a hermit crab THAT big before! the next two photos crack me up...

quick run for your lives...

is that hermit crab chasing us??

I SEE THE BRIDGE! (did you beat me linda?) click on the pictures to get a better view of the bridge that takes you to lindas house.

after the walk was over Linda gathered the kidlets together, gave them their instructions and let them go!

wise adults stood still! @_@

it was every man for themselves, what fun an egg hunt is. every child should have at least 2 each Easter :)

we hid some low and some up high, the kids enjoyed filling up their kites. little miss lili looking very pleased with herself. look at the excitement! she has discovered that there is a chocolate egg inside!

the smiles on the children's faces and the sharing of eggs so that no one missed out makes my heart soar. and to be honest all 10 children were so well mannered, behaved and friendly which made for a very pleasant day.

all done! then it was back to the picnic spot for the next step in the egg hunt...but i wll leave that for part 3 of easter 2010.

do yourself a favour and pop on over to lindas blog, she is the reason i started this blog and why i decided to find my crafty side. i encourage you to follow her blog, you wont be disappointed.

easter 2010 ~ part 1 ~

the festivities of Easter this year have been so full on that i am going to have to post about them in parts so as not to bore anyone with endless photos of egg hunts and baskets over flowing.

even before the Easter break began each of the girls had eggs in their baskets...teachers generously allowing the Easter bunny to find his way into the classroom ~_~ Easter Friday was spent in bed until about 8am, even though the fog horn was up much earlier than that. we had a lovely day, each of us doing our own thing. mister managed to finish off 'project day bed' and i cooked up a cupcake feast while the girls played the day away.

the next day we headed off to

not sure why this happens..turn your head or the screen whichever is easier :)

i really wasn't expecting such a glorious spot to spend my Easter Saturday. it is a place that we are sure to revisit very very soon. today i will let you in on the first part of the morning...kite making and flying!

i didn't manage to get any photos of the actual process of making kites because the wind was threatening to blow EVERYTHING away and my hands were needed to hold things down. but Linda made sure that everything was pre cut and ready to go (she is a kindy mum from way back)

love these photos, especially these two.

Linda's youngest and my eldest get on very well together, so much so it is hard to tell them apart at times...

this little hamster loved every minute of the day and kept us all laughing with her good humor and cheeky smile.

i love the way the background is blurry but Alanah is in focus. she had a great time racing around and got along very well with Mia.

and of course Linda had other things to do while you were waiting to make a kite... you could through bean bags into hula hoops or use them for what they were intended...

there were some boys there too but they were too quick for me to get a picture!!

so much fun i tell ya!

anyhoo that is enough for this post, back with my next installment of what came after kite making.

xxrosey