After all they've been through, I figure the least we can do is to stop referring to them as "Colored Eggs" and use the more respectful "Eggs of Color."
And in our home, you're not just talking about an egg or two.
Try six dozen...
With all those eggs, I hope we don't suffer the same fate as the Poghril Tribe!
If you understand the joke behind that one, my compliments - you are a true science fiction fan!
Anyway, coloring the eggs brought out varying states of emotion among our children...
You'd be amazed at how quickly 6 dozen eggs turn from white into all sorts of colorful configurations...
Even Alyssa got in the act and Cari took a picture of her which she really likes...
Our nephew Tyler was hanging out with us. He decorated his very first Easter egg by drawing designs on it using a Q-Tip dipped in dye...
At our house, the Easter Bunny is kinda like Santa, but in a twisted sort of way.
Apparently, this demented creature enters our home in the middle of the night, fills the Easter baskets with candy, but then proceeds to hide the baskets so the kids have to search for them in the morning.
Here is everyone shortly after they found their baskets...
This little white furry animal then proceeds to open up our refrigerator. I think he probably takes a break from lugging all that candy by eating some of the carrots dipped in brie we had in the fridge. Plus I'm pretty sure that he enjoyed a glass of Cari's merlot.
It just goes to show you how uncouth this bunny really is. Everyone knows that you serve chardonnay with brie.
Anyway, we know the Easter Bunny went into the fridge because he took out all 6 dozen eggs and proceeded to hide them all over the house.
Imagine the frantic rush to find them all this morning!
Kids were running around everywhere...
Everyone got in the act...
There were eggs hidden in the strangest places...
Every single one of our kids got in on the act...
They searched high and low...
Nobody could sit still....
There were eggs everywhere...
And all of our kids joined in the mad dash to find them...
Under tables, under beds...
The excitement was incredible...
Finally, all the eggs were put back in the carton...
And the great Easter egg hunt of 2008 was complete.
Malia found one of the last eggs, and she had quite a grin on her face...
While Cari and I were looking through all the pictures we took in the last day or so, we confirmed what we always suspected.
Our middle daughter Nalani is an absolute ham.
Unlike her big sister who has a demonstrated aversion to cameras, when one is pointed at Nalani, she just has to pose...
Clearly, she is a Bicoy because she absolutely loves having her picture taken...
But unlike a Bicoy, she can wake up in the morning, with her hair flying in every direction, and she still is remarkably photogenic...
In that way, she is just like her mother!
Happy Easter.
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