April 2, 2018
Fun and Games
Yesterday for Easter Sunday we went to an Easter Party with the Landmark Family. Any time we get together is a party. (You should come on Saturday nights at 6:30pm, it’s never boring!) We call ourselves the Landmark Squirrels, which inspired a group of children’s books too!
This time there was food, (we have some amazing cooks in our church!) games, (the relay race had a sack race, egg-n-spoon-carry, and hopscotch – it was very entertaining!) and lots of good company.
While the adults were eating and chatting, two almost-three-year-old boys, flaunting their independence and comradeship, had wandered off. They had discovered a sand pit!
I decided to get a little closer! One of those sandmen was mine – Lucas, in the striped shirt. I know, they are both in blue & jeans but that was not planned! Lucas loves playing with Grayson. Anytime we are going to church, he reminds us days in advance, “I go to Grayson’s church!” We’d been planning attending this party for at least a week, so Lucas kept reminding us anytime someone said “Easter” – “I’m going to play with Grayson on Easter!”
Trying to get a close up without disturbing wild animals in their play is challenging! I managed two more shots before Lucas spied me.
The children found hidden Easter eggs. Most were filled with candy (the prize ones had money!) but Kimberly said she found the best prize egg of all – it had a lovely little flower in it!
We played bean bag toss and the little ones chased bubbles. We chatted about fun things and ate delicious food. Most of my youngsters chose carrot cake and brownie-like cupcakes over their candy. That is, until the boys drifted away and demolished an entire basket of candy, secretly (or so they thought!) but they’d been spied. (Moms are wise here; they knew the boys dropped more chocolate in the sand than what got in their mouths so this piracy was actually a good thing.) We had a wonderful time! It’s always fun to get together with family! I always wish I never had to leave.
Thanks for reading!
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~Nancy Tart