random things and stuff for living a more "interesting?" life
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
The GREAT EASTER EGG HUNT!!
Saturday, April 3rd was our traditional Rogers family Easter egg hunt. It is a favorite get together for the cousins. Suzie's brother Mark, and his wife Gainell always host. Suzie and I do the eggs for the hunt. The eggs were filled with all kinds of treats! Balloons, ring pops, chocolate and gummie eggs, pixie sticks, bubble tape, money..... lots of 'things and stuff'. When we were finished filling eggs we had 600 plus items to hide! We are lucky it turned out to be a nice day and we had a lot of yard to work with! The HUNTERS!! There were a lot of eggs for not very many hunters! Someone asked if there was a reason we were using trick or treat bags instead of Easter baskets.Uh yeah... The bags hold a lot more treats than baskets and they don't spill! Actually, they almost hold too much!Some of the little kids couldn't even lift their bag when they were finished with the hunt. Not Grandma and Grandpa (yet) but we are Mr. and Mrs. EASTER BUNNY. Next year we need hats!While we were watching the kids hunt eggs we were already making plans for next year to make the hunt even bigger and better! My favorite Easter girls! Erin, Deni and Sami. The Easter egg hunt is as much a family tradition as Thanksgiving and Christmas. Everyone makes every effort to be there if they can. The only one missing from our picture is Scott.But one more Easter and then he will be back in our picture! Oh YEAH, oh yeah!! Eggs, eggs, eggs! Chocolate, chocolate, chocolate! Money, money, money!
-You might notice that the theme for my new reading list happens to be based on the Willie/Martin Handcart Companies. Why? Because I am the Trek Master for our Stake Trek next year. I will be looking for suggestions, but until then I will be reading as much history as I can...
-As Sisters in Zion by Debbie J. Christensen
Life is all about things and stuff...
my epitaph?
Still reading for inspiration.....
Some of the things I have learned so far... some from the book and some from experience.
Hers......
1. Be Michael.
2. Act the way I want to feel.
3. Do what ought to be done and do it now (now is the hard part!).
4. Lighten up!
Mine......
1. "It is what it is"
2. Pay it forward (goes with #3).
3. Karma is so real!! What goes around comes around.
4. Hand signals don't help.
More "stuff" I have learned from Gretchen ! !
Hugs are important when bonding with those you love. However, a quick 'hug, hug, kiss, kiss' is not usually enough time to make a real connection. Six seconds "is the minimum time necessary to promote the flow of oxygen and seretonin, the mood-boosting chemicals that promote bonding." Try it. Test it out. Six seconds is really not very long but you will be amazed at the change it can bring about in your life. Hug you kids... they will respond. Hug your spouse... they will respond also. Try it for a week without telling anyone what you are doing. See if you can tell the difference. Let me know how it works for you.
Saturday, April 3rd was our traditional Rogers family Easter egg hunt. It is a favorite get together for the cousins. Suzie's brother Mark, and his wife Gainell always host. Suzie and I do the eggs for the hunt. The eggs were filled with all kinds of treats! Balloons, ring pops, chocolate and gummie eggs, pixie sticks, bubble tape, money..... lots of 'things and stuff'. When we were finished filling eggs we had 600 plus items to hide! We are lucky it turned out to be a nice day and we had a lot of yard to work with!
The HUNTERS!! There were a lot of eggs for not very many hunters! Someone asked if there was a reason we were using trick or treat bags instead of Easter baskets. Uh yeah... The bags hold a lot more treats than baskets and they don't spill! Actually, they almost hold too much! Some of the little kids couldn't even lift their bag when they were finished with the hunt.
Not Grandma and Grandpa (yet) but we are Mr. and Mrs. EASTER BUNNY. Next year we need hats! While we were watching the kids hunt eggs we were already making plans for next year to make the hunt even bigger and better!
My favorite Easter girls! Erin, Deni and Sami. The Easter egg hunt is as much a family tradition as Thanksgiving and Christmas. Everyone makes every effort to be there if they can. The only one missing from our picture is Scott. But one more Easter and then he will be back in our picture!
Oh YEAH, oh yeah!! Eggs, eggs, eggs! Chocolate, chocolate, chocolate! Money, money, money!
you two are always plannin bigger and better holidays. This was such a fun easter egg hunt. those balloons rocked.
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