The Vacuuming and toilet scrubbing can wait. I have children to enjoy.

On Saturday, we attended the annual egg hunt which is held by our church.  This year, scores of children attended.  Here Cam & her Bestie pose for a quick photo before they run off to play games.

They separate the hunt in to 3 different age groups.  The toddler hunt was held on the sand volleyball courts at the park.  We nearly missed it.  I had to run with Chloe in my arms to the back of the court so that she could pick up just a handful of eggs.  She was a natural egg picker upper.

And then the bigger kids lined up on the softball field for their turn.  Of course, the eggs aren't really hidden, they are more or less scattered throughout the field.

It was still fun.

Each child got to collect 10 eggs.  We ended up collecting more than that, so we threw a few back.

We let Chloe participate too because I felt badly for partially missing the toddler hunt. 

And in the wink of an eye - it was over. 

I asked Chloe if I could hold her basket and she said, "no."  I asked her if I could hold her hand, and she does this:

Every now and then I get to complaining about how busy things are; how our weekends end up jammed with one social activity followed by another.  But, then I stop and think...I wouldn't have it any other way.  The childhood joy of participating in events like this, the memories created year after year, make it all worth while. 

The vacuuming and the toilet scrubbing can wait.  I have children to enjoy.