The Hunt

Today was the BIG day at pre-school – the Easter Egg Hunt! I’ve come to realize that Little Lion is truly a laid-back , even-keel, just like his daddy kind of kid. Don’t get me wrong, he gets excited about things, but for the most part he just goes with the flow. (I'm not complaining!)

After we (parents) hid all the eggs 12 per child, 3 classes of 8 children . . . let’s see that’s um . . . math’s a little slow . . . where’s a ten-key when you need one? OK, 288 eggs. Since you can see how well I am with numbers, I won’t try to describe how small the room was (yes we were inside – yucky outside). So with eggs literally on top of each other they paraded the 3 classes in by age. (So Little Lion’s class was last – I’m okay with that!) Each child was told to get 12 eggs – we’re talking 2 and 3 year olds, well some 4’s like my Little Lion. Then left to a free-for-all! I would say over half of them can’t count and if they do it’s not past 10! Well, needless to say Little Lion was not competitive enough to get his 12. I'm not bitter . . . can you tell he doesn't get that laid-back persona from me?!?

Oh, but he didn’t have time to look at the camera ~ too busy watching everyone else and scoping things out. He may not be competitive, but he is definitely goal oriented - he didn't stop looking even after all the eggs were found!
No matter the number, he was still proud of his treasures! Especially the Spiderman one!
Little Lion and some classmates check out each others’ loot. Anna was quiet concerned that Little Lion didn’t get his 12. So sweet! We reassured her that Mrs. Debbie would make sure everyone had the right number. She seemed okay with that answer.
Now to enjoy the bounty, just one and of course it had to be the Spiderman one!
Oh, to be 4 again ~ when your only care was which Easter egg to open first! :o)