Party time! Eggcellent!

As far as holidays go, Easter is up there with Halloween in my opinion.  There's crafts, candy, and parties, AND I don't have to bust my butt making costumes for the entire family.  Since we are all settled in the new house and happen to have the largest backyard of our playgroup, we decided to host this year's Easter potluck brunch and toddler eggstravaganza.  See last year's eggstravaganza.  But before folks came over, Kerstin and I went a little nuts with crafts and decorations.

The morning of the party, the kids donned their bunny beanies and the adults brought their awesome dishes to the potluck table.  Finn, Stella, and Maben were not impressed by the bunny yamakas (as one partygoer called them).

Not long after setting up a scrumptious spread, we started to chow down.  I must say that my friends sure can cook, judging from the fact that there was little leftover. 

After the mens finished their food, we put them to work in the backyard as an army of Easter bunnies.  I'm pretty sure there were almost 200 eggs to hide.

Meanwhile, we waited patiently in the dining room.  Well, the over 18 crowd was patient, but the 3 ft and under crowd was ready to go.

After a countdown from 10 to 1 we opened the door and let them at it.

They started out slowly, but it didn't take long before it became a mad dash.

Finn was so stoked to have found the biggest egg in the yard!

I had to stay close to Linus to make sure he continued to hunt for eggs, instead of opening each egg as soon as he found it.  Boy needs to learn some efficiency!

Here are the lovely Maben and Hartley.

 And Elizabeth and Stella.

After the big hunt was over (it might have lasted 10 minutes) they all sat down to check out their stash.

Not to worry, our little babies had a good time watching the big kids.  Here are Emilio, John, and Magnus.

We wouldn't dream of hosting a party where kids get loaded up on sugar without offering a means of burning said empty calories.  After the hunt and candy binge, the kids took their turns on our new trampoline.  Look at how patiently they are waiting for their turns!  This is the stuff that makes a mother's heart melt. 

After everyone left to put their little ones to bed, we sat down with Linus and remembered the day's events.  Because all of this effort, after all, is about making memories.

 

Quick nerdy note: Nothing from the party was thrown in the trash.  All plates, uneaten food, and utensils were composted in our composter, while cups were recycled.  If you are interested in having a zero waste party and want to order compostable tableware, you can visit http://www.branchhome.com/