Week 14 - Eggs, Bunnies and Scavenger Hunts

This past weekend it was Easter at the Ranch weekend. I never thought it was possible to love Holidays more than I already did... but somehow, I love them more and more each year with my tiny tot!
When Willy and I were kids, we would have the normal Easter morning traditions... Waking up, finding our baskets and then doing an egg hung trying to find the eggs we dyed the night before. In addition to those little hunts, my Mom would also do a scavenger hunt. Obviously, when we were younger, the clues were easier and the prizes were smaller. As we got older, the clues were tougher and sent us ALL around the Ranch. I remember specifically riding my bike to almost the end of our land to find one of my clues. I think my parents just did it to get some time away from us, however, I know they always enjoyed watching us get the clues and zoom off to the next spot.
This year, being the first year Avery could run around on her own, we not only did the egg dying and egg/basket hunting, but my Mom also put together Avery's first scavenger hunt. It was really fun reading her the clues and watching it click in her little noggin and then OFF she went. She didn't realized yet that she had little prizes at the next spot, but my Mom happened to pick certain places that Avery always loved to go! SO much fun! I just followed along with my camera... as always :)

We dyed eggs naked because... well.. it was bath night and ... everything is more fun when you are naked!! 

Putting some stickers on her eggs

Focus: the key to egg dying 

She was trying to get her sticker onto the eggs, but it just wouldn't come off of her hand.

As you can see, Avery's soft touch may have cracked a few of the eggs. Actually, I think the only one that wasn't cracked was the Yellow one 

Pretty glad these weren't dumped everywhere! 

She had NO problem finding her Easter basket... granted, we didn't hide it very hard! The little eggs with marshmallows in them were her favorites :) 

Probably hoping there's marshmallows in there! 

Someone got bubbles in her basket... and someone also has some severe bed head 

We were trying to get her to blow her own bubbles, but after this step, the little wand went directly into her mouth. I also had to put this photo in here because her face is HILARIOUS.

Lookin' for bubbles in the air

Finding eggs outside

Some of them, we didn't even have to help her with

She was so proud of herself when she found one! 

First Clue of the Scavenger Hunt

She's on a mission!!! 

Second Clue of the Scavenger Hunt!

Found the next clue and the prize but really only wanted a ride on the Four Wheeler 

Third Clue for the Scavenger Hunt. Avery got a little too excited and ripped it :)

Final Clue (and my favorite) of the Scavenger Hunt!

The prize at the end of the hunt... Daddy and a great big, soft sheeper!!!