An Egg Hunt Play Date

This morning, the buddies and I met some of our friends at a park for a play date and Easter egg hunt. First, everyone played on the play- ground equipment. As usual, our two loved climbing and sliding.

Once everyone had arrived, the big kids hid the eggs for the little kids and we had our hunt. Ace filled his bucket fast and then started putting eggs in Ben's bucket. Ben was collecting eggs too, but he'd stop every few seconds to open one or slide down a slide or play with dirt. Ace also tasted his first chocolate candy (a Hershey Kiss) and immediately said and signed, "more, more, more".

Once the egg- hunting festivities were complete, we had a nice picnic lunch and let the kids play some more. Ace and Ben discovered a big puddle under the picnic area and had a blast jumping and splashing. I thought it was a hoot and took lots of pictures. Then, some of the other kids came over to join in on the fun and their moms said, "Oh no. We don't splash in puddles." Really? Are kids not supposed to get dirty any more? Granted, I did have strip off Ben's soaking wet shorts and have him ride home in his diaper. But, it seemed worth the smiles to me.