Easter hasn't been a huge holiday for us since moving to Chicago. We haven't had a family Easter dinner or egg hunt since Hadley has been 1 yr old, the Easter right before we moved. We have only done one Easter egg hunt since we have been up here about 2 yrs ago at a local park, so every year Easter has consisted of dying eggs and the Easter Bunny bringing Hadley a basket for Easter morning. The first few years I felt the Mommy guilt.."My daughter is missing out, she doesn't even know what an Easter egg hunt is." Well..that is just it..she doesn't know. We have lived here in Chicago since she was a year old so there are many things she doesn't know..so a typical Easter dinner and egg hunt is just one of those things..that is what happens when you don't live near family!!!
But she loves dying her Easter Eggs!!! She picked out the kit because it reminded her of the dye kit she saw on an episode of Curious George. But she didn't have the patience to let the eggs sit in the dye long enough to absorb the dye..so they were pastel colored eggs!!! 
On the day before Easter we baked cookies for the Easter Bunny and set them out. Hadley was so excited she was up at 6:30 on Easter to get her basket of goodies!! Luckily Daddy didn't have to go into work until 8:00 so he was able to see her get her basket! She got bubbles, a small Tinkerbell kite, Horton Hears a Who movie, Princess Notepad, Candy, and a Cinderella Figurine for her room (Hadley loves that stuff!) She of course opened up the chocolate Easter bunny first..the perfect breakfast!!! 
4 years ago
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Looks and sounds like you all had a really good time. We're remembering all the indoors Easter egg hunts we used to have with our kids. We sometimes found little bags with candy Easter eggs in them various places in the house even months later, we hid them so well!
Grandpa and Grandma Day
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