Mountain View High School Easter Egg Hunt 2011

The Queen looks so skinny in this picture, I swear we feed her. She doesn't have an eating disorder either, she can shove it down with the best of them.

Normally I am not a fan of organized Easter Egg Hunts. In my past experience they are crowded, always very late starting (hard for a time Nazi), seem to bring out the worst in people (arguing, stealing eggs out of other's baskets, pushing little kids out of the way so their child can get something...it goes on) However, much to my surprise to day I saw none of that. It was very enjoyable, well organized and fairly close to starting on time.

The line looks long but it went very, very quickly. They opened the gates, we lined up around the track and it began.

Each participant was given a insulated bag for the eggs plus a smaller bag of coupons for free items. The atmosphere was very laid back and I saw parents making sure children other than their own were able to get a fair amount of candy.

My kids technique; run to the top of the outer hill and work your way down. It was a success.

The two oldest didn't participate..they just came to have fun, see friends. Another thing I loved was that some eggs had numbers inside which were redeemed for prizes later. Esther found one such egg and won cinemark movie tickets and a free meal at Iggy's sport grill.

We will definitely be doing this one again. It was organized very well, the kids were loaded with candy when we left (except for little man *second youngest* who pronounced he was too tired to hunt, and would not even pick up candy or eggs lying directly at his feet) and there was a general spirit of fun and sharing.

It was a great start to a long but very enjoyable day.