Easter Egg Hunting

Easter Morning really started around 1am when Zac woke up (for the first time.... there were many more wakings after this) and called out, giddy with excitement because the Easter Bunny had not only been, but had come into his room. Pretending to be half asleep I asked what he meant, how did he know?? With the biggest smile on his face he looked around the room and pointed out all the little glimmering easter eggs he could see and the bunny foot prints scattered carefully around the floor. "Is it time to do the easter egg hunt yet?" He was practically climbing over the rail of his bunk bed, ready to race around the house in search of chocolate.

After a little bit of persuading, he finally laid back down and accepted that he still had a minimum of 5 hours before he was allowed to start his egg hunt.





Quietly walking back to my room, I snuck into bed carefully so not to wake an unwell Seb who had hopped into bed with me earlier that night.

And thus began a long, mostly sleepless night as we (meaning Zac) counted down the hours until the sun would rise and we could bound out of bed and begin our day.

Funnily enough, it was Seb who was awake first (at 4.30am). I have no idea how I managed to keep him in bed for so long, pretending it was just another ordianry day. He had forgotten that it was Easter morning and I silently prayed he wouldn't notice the bunny foot prints and eggs on the floor around the bed until at least 6am when I could handle being up.

Finally the sky outside turned it's dark shade of blue and Seb declared it was morning and time to get up. I reminded him what day it was and you could see that tiny piece of information slowly sinking in until he started jumping up and down. I guess this is the first year that he has been old enough to really grasp what was happening (or what was about to happen). I took that moment to point out, with enormous surprise, the bunny prints next to the bed along with the easter egg wrapped in its shining red paper... and then allowed him to eat it, stalling for time until Zac woke up.

In the end, we went and woke Zac up. I had to laugh at his grumpy face when I told him it was time to begin our Easter Egg hunt. After being so excited ALL night long and waking countless times, he was actually annoyed at me for waking him up. Needless to say, that annoyance lasted about 3 minutes before he was up and ready to go. I made them wait at the bedroom door while I went and got Noel (who was also sick and sleeping in the spare room thanks to little man #2 who had stollen his side of the bed) so he could watch the funnest part of the day.

And so it started. The sounds of little feet running along the wooden floors, the laughs and excited chatter of two little boys as they followed the bunny foot prints and searched all over for the eggs that had been left just for them by a magical bunny. I swear I live for these moments as a mother. The pure joy on their faces and the wonder of the unknown and unseen. There is so much beauty in the little moments and I hope that one day they will look back and realise how loved they truely are and remember these days from their childhood.

They were extra excited to see that the Easter bunny had eaten his carrots and had left a few thank you eggs on his plate :)

As the Easter Bunny had brought them sooooooo much chocolate (look at those full baskets.... special thanks to Marzi who supplied it all this year), we (Mum and Dad) decided to give the boys a special gift instead that I had sneakily picked out the week before on our trip to the Zoo. For Zac, a giant snake as he loves them so much. For Seb, a monkey that can wrap his arms and legs around you or anything else you wish to hang it from. The monkeys are always Seb's favourite every time we go to the zoo.

They were very happy with their new furry friends.

After our hunt had finished and Zac and Seb had stuffed themselves with enough chocolate to make them sick, they spent the rest of the morning playing in the backyard whilst I got everything ready for our afternoon tea with Uncle Josh, Vanessa and Uncle Steven. We had a tasty spread of cheeses, dips, fruit and my homemade scones.

One more memory from today that I want to remember is how cheeky Seb was so excited by all of his chocolate that throughout the day, he would go around and open everyones choc bunnies, bite the tops off and then throw them aside for another one. I had to put all the chocolate on a very high shelf in the pantry after I noticed what he was up to.

Happy Easter my dear boys.