Page Three: Hiding The Eggs And Then Color Them!
The fun begins! Scout is suspicious of all this activity. We send Connor our to ide the eggs and he did a wonderful job. We have been finding eggs for days now!
Did You Know? - The tradition of Easter egg hunts and gifting eggs to children originated in Germany in the 17th century. As a child, Queen Victoria enjoyed egg hunts put on by her German mother, and helped popularize the tradition in Great Britain.
Scout wonders what these crazy people are doing!
The search begins!
Why the garden first??
Did You Know? -The egg hunt became an Easter tradition in 16th-century Germany. Martin Luther held egg hunts at the church for his congregation, where the women and children would look for eggs that the men hid around the property. This practice is symbolic of the women who discovered that the tomb was empty after the resurrection.
The yelling and screaming was horrific; even the little kids made noises!
Michele gives Paisley a hint!
Michele did the photography while Paul was looking for the eggs!
Watching all the fun, from a distance.... SMART!
The kids get adult superviion when they are near the pool!
Everybody is wandering around in a daze.
Charlie and Alex try to NOT look like they are looking but they are looking!
The boys compare notes!
Lisa and Paissley are on a roll!
Lilly studies the plants carefully.
Hop-a-long does well!
Remy found on in the straw!
The bag is getting heavy!
Hidden in plain sight... How come Paul missed that one?
Counting the eggs!
The big guys even help the little fellers!
"P-s-s-s-s-s-t; there is one over here!!"
The grownups are having as much fun as the kids!
Maybe more!
This is very scientific process!
Did You Know? - In Christianity, it's believed that eggs were formerly a forbidden food during the Lenten season, so people would paint and decorate them to mark the end of the period of penance and fasting. Early Christians in Mesopotamia dyed eggs red to mimic the blood that Christ shed during his crucifixion.
Lilly does her masterpiece!
The mist like blues and greens!
Auntie Irene joins the fun!
Did You Know? - In the year 1290, England's King Edward I ordered 450 eggs to be colored or covered with gold leaf to be given to the royal relatives and entourage. The tradition continued a few years later when the Vatican sent Henry VIII an egg in a silver case to mark the Easter season. Starting in the 13th century, villagers would deliver baskets of Easter eggs to the lords of the manor every holiday and there was evidence that even in the 16th and 17th centuries those eggs might have been colored.
Irene teaches the kids how to go about coloring eggs!
"This is how we did it with the dinosaur egss when I was a kid!"
Can't say they will win a beauty contest!
Theo joins the fun!
The men-folks just sit around and drink non-alcoholic beer!
Thank goodness for plastic table cloths!
Beware, artists at work!
Remy sure likes green!
Heading out!
Mary makes sure everybody has a "To Go" bag
Learning new tricks on the iPhones
Mary explains
Bob understands completely!
Just us!
Hey! Where did everyoine go? I was going to bark bye-bye1
"I wonder if there are any nore eggs to find?"
"This was a tiring day, I am going to sleep1'
