Easter Sunday was pretty low-key. We went to church with Heidi, Larry, and Lauren and later had a nice dinner with a few close friends. The eggs weren't dyed, there was no pastel Easter basket with funny colored "grass", and there was no candy. However, even if Erin couldn't have it, I still made my favorite - poppy seed cake.
So, when I heard that the local park was having a pancake breakfast and Easter egg hunt that Saturday, complete with a visit from the Easter bunny, I just knew we had to take Erin. Sure, she's too young to have eggs, pancakes, sausage, or orange juice, but we never pass up a cheap breakfast and Shadow was more than happy to eat her share. :-)
Now, I've never actually hunted eggs, but I thought it would be fun for Erin. What I failed to realize is that Erin wouldn't be interested in crawling around looking for bright colored plastic eggs. You see, once I got there and put her on the grass, I realized that Erin had never actually felt grass or been on it before. So, she was much more interested in the texture, looking at the individual blades of grass, and trying to eat the leaves and plastic candy wrappers. I even got her to hold onto my hands and "walk" a few steps in the grass (not bad for someone who is just learning to cruise!).
Of course, it was also funny to watch her reaction to the Easter Bunny - who I must admit was rather creepy looking. She really wasn't sure what to make of it at first. She seemed scared when he held her, but once we started laughing and pointing to his teeth, ears, and eyes, she seemed to take it all in and warm up to him. It was a lot of fun watching her process this new experience and I think it's definitely one tradition we plan to keep.
Happy Hunting.
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