While we were waiting for the egg hunt to begin, a lady kept looking at me and finally said "I know you. Well, not you, but I remember meeting your daughter." Huh? It turns out that we DID meet her and her son, Dominick last year sometime before Valentine's Day in a quilt shop in town. I have pictures of the two of them together that were so cute! (look back at my blog posts from January 2008) Here they are, together again!
Holly figured out the concept of an egg hunt very quickly. She was very nice and shared her eggs with Dominick, since he had a kinda claustrophobic meltdown right before it started. She also gave some of her eggs to a girl who got to the Easter egg hunt right after it was finished. The girl was about to cry, but Holly went up and started shoveling eggs out of her bucket into the girl's basket, which made the girl very happy - and not cry!
If the kids picked up a golden egg, they could take it to a Lion's Club member, who would let them choose a stuffed animal. It AMAZED me how many parents were coaching their kids to "only pick up the gold eggs, not the colored ones." What the heck is that about?! Teaching poor sportsmanship when they are only TWO?!!! It kinda pissed me off, if you can imagine that...Holly was thrilled with the eggs that she got. We were all happy that she still had 5 in her bucket after sharing. They were Cadbury cream eggs, after all. 
The Lion's Club either had extra stuffed animals, or people didn't go get them if they had golden eggs, because one lady thought Holly was so cute that she gave her a stuffed bunny even though she didn't get a single golden egg. Here is Holly with her basket full of eggs, toothbrush supplies (from the local dentist!), and her blue bunny. Quite a haul for your first Easter egg hunt!
We had to stop by the grocery store, and there was another bunny in the mall next door, so we stopped by to see him/her/it. Holly wasn't thrilled to sit next to the bunny, but was perfectly happy to take the bag of candy that she got! She even said thank you.
At the grocery store, there was yet another bunny handing out treats! As you can tell by the little smile, Holly finally figured out that Easter bunny = candy. 
The Lion's Club either had extra stuffed animals, or people didn't go get them if they had golden eggs, because one lady thought Holly was so cute that she gave her a stuffed bunny even though she didn't get a single golden egg. Here is Holly with her basket full of eggs, toothbrush supplies (from the local dentist!), and her blue bunny. Quite a haul for your first Easter egg hunt!
We had to stop by the grocery store, and there was another bunny in the mall next door, so we stopped by to see him/her/it. Holly wasn't thrilled to sit next to the bunny, but was perfectly happy to take the bag of candy that she got! She even said thank you.
At the grocery store, there was yet another bunny handing out treats! As you can tell by the little smile, Holly finally figured out that Easter bunny = candy. 
All those Easter bunnies wore Holly right out and she slept the whole way back home.
Back at Nana & PopPop's house, we went next door to my aunt & uncle's, where they have some baby chicks they had just gotten to raise for eggs & meat. Holly was in love with them the minutes she saw them. They were pretty darned cute! Good thing she's too young still to understand how they go from cute chicks to dinner.
She watched closely to see how Nana caught a baby chick for Holly to look at.
Holly even got to pet the babies. She was very gentle with them. And, yes, she washed her hands afterward with antibacterial soap!
Sunday, we went to church. They were going to have an egg hunt, so Holly took her bucket. She insisted that the duck go with her to church.
With lots of help from the youth group, Holly did manage to end up with some eggs. She was at a disadvantage being the youngest kid and not being familiar with the classrooms in the Sunday school wing of the church.
After church, the whole family came over for Easter dinner. It was nice to get together with everyone and it was an absolutely fabulous weekend!
She watched closely to see how Nana caught a baby chick for Holly to look at.
Holly even got to pet the babies. She was very gentle with them. And, yes, she washed her hands afterward with antibacterial soap!
Sunday, we went to church. They were going to have an egg hunt, so Holly took her bucket. She insisted that the duck go with her to church.
With lots of help from the youth group, Holly did manage to end up with some eggs. She was at a disadvantage being the youngest kid and not being familiar with the classrooms in the Sunday school wing of the church.
After church, the whole family came over for Easter dinner. It was nice to get together with everyone and it was an absolutely fabulous weekend!
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She's so cute!
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