Easter 2010

We had a big Easter weekend. We went to the Zoo on Saturday for their "Rabbit Romp." Emily got to hunt for Easter eggs with a bunch of other kids, and we got to see some animals too.

Here is a photo of Emily with her Easter basket, just before we left the house. It was raining of course, so we had to cover all her cute little spring clothes with a hoodie and jacket. Luckily, this is Oregon - and they know around here how to make rainy-weather clothing that's also cute and spring-y.

When we got to the Zoo, they had the little pavillion divided into sections for each age group, and they had LOTS of helpers. Emily has never hunted Easter eggs with a large group of kids before, so it took her a minute to get the system down. She would find something, "ooh" and "ahh" over it for a minute, then drop it to go look for something else! The helpers kept encouraging her and making sure there was lots of stuff for her to find, and eventually she got some treats in her basket. She got some candy and little toys, and two Easter duckies to join her bathtub collection.

 

The Easter bunny was there too, and Emily spotted him right away and ran to him and gave him a big hug! We got him to stick around for a minute and pose for a picture before the Easter egg hunt began.

 

We took the car this time instead of the train, and the drive back was a long one. Ken took us home via Germantown Road, to skip all the traffic on the main road back through downtown. It was a beautiful drive through the West Hills and over the St. John's Bridge. I think Emily crashed before we even got out of the Zoo parking lot!