Watching Planes & Alien Eggs

Taft was in Alabama the week before Easter.  I had to work and Shane had an unexpected business trip to Alabama come up.  He was going to be staying at his mother's house.  Since Taft had spring break, we decided to let him go also.  He loved the idea of a week at Gran's house and getting some time with cousins Izzy and Evan. 

When they came home, Taft wanted to go eat at a very specific place.  Highackers.  This is a little casual restaurant at the local airport.  You can watch planes come in and out while you eat.  They even have a playground outside. 

 When we got home from eating, it was time to decorate Easter Eggs.  I picked up a cute little kit at Target to make Alien Eggs.  Since Taft had just had Space Week at school, he was thrilled to see them.  We were very lucky that we had great weather so we could decorate outside by the pool.

Taft even enjoyed eating them.  

That Smells Yucky

Taft finished dyeing his eggs this afternoon.  I was a little bit of a slacker and didn't boil them until this morning.  I did get the old Dudley's dye.  The kinda that you have to use vinegar in.  I think that they make the brightest colors and since we already had vinegar, it was a great fit.  Except that Taft didn't like the smell.  He did like the fizzy sound that the tabs and the vinegar make.

I just love that he was big enough to help this year.  I think that he felt like they were really his project.  And I could not resist taking a few photos of those sweet little hands at work.

He said that they pink was his favorite, so he made two.  He also could not let the chance go by to smell of the yucky stuff one more time.

And they all turned out almost too pretty to eat.

EGGstravaganza

Each year, the City of Palm Coast has an Easter Egg Hunt.  They call it the EGGstravaganza.  It is pretty much packed with people.  We got there early to get good parking and Taft found some friends from his Preschool to play with.  Aren't they cute?

He also is at the age where he is not very good at following modeling advice.  He will smile but not look at me, or look at me and not smile.  I am sure that it is just a stage...

He enjoyed the hunt.  The city marks off an area and dumps out the eggs.  This year, they decided that they would take 50-75 kids at a time, with no parents, and run them through.  I got Taft in the first group and Shane stayed at the starting gate while I went to the exit.  We wanted to make sure that we could find him.  It went okay but I was not a real fan.  I am sure that there is a better way but you can't make everyone happy.

He got enough eggs.  There is no art in finding them since it is just a flat field of grass.  Basically - you just run and pick up as many as you can get.  He was very serious about seeing what was inside them though.

After the hunt was over, we got in line to see the Easter Bunny.  He was very excited.  He and I were talking about seeing the bunny before we left home.  He told me that he was going to take his Bunny and tell the Easter Bunny thank you for giving him to him (his first Easter).  He also said that he was going to tell him that he wants a new spin toothbrush in is basket tomorrow. 

Here he is with the Bunny:

And here is the Easter Bunny giving him a thumbs up when he told him thank you for Bunny:

And he had to get in a hug and kiss before he left.  He wanted to make sure that he got his $5 worth.

Afterwards, we got some lunch at Woody's, Taft came home and rested with Shane, and I went off to Wal*Mart and Kohl's.  Such a nice day.

Easter Day Activities

After breakfast on Easter, Shane got out a new slip and slide.  Taft of course had never seen one.  He loved running on it but would never slide. 

We also dyed eggs for the first time.  I got him a kit and he was really excited about it.  As soon as the eggs got in the dye and he found out that they had to stay there for awhile, he attention was over.  I dyed the rest of the eggs and he could have cared less.  Maybe he will like it better next year.

Hospital Easter Egg Hunt

Yesterday we took Taft to the Florida Hospital Flagler Easter Egg Hunt. We decided to skip the City Egg Hunt last weekend. When we arrived they were giving out baskets to the children that didn't have one already and a stuffed animal to the other children. Taft picked out a little yellow duck and carried it around in his basket while he looked for eggs. All the 3 and under children where together so that the "big" kids would not run them over.
We showed Taft what to do with a few eggs and then he pretty much figured it out. He would run and run and pick up an egg. He would hold and it and not put it in his basket. Then the next egg he say he would put down the egg in his hand and pick up the other. We had to help him with the basket part. He had a great time just running and playing the other kids. Afterwards we went to Bob Evan's for breakfast for dinner and then he was ready for bed.