This was our second year attending the Easter egg hunt at the governor's mansion. I suppose this will be the last year the event is hosted by First Lady Mary
Perdue, as this is Gov.
Perdue's last year in office. (I wonder ... if we had a female governor, would her husband would assume hosting duties?) The First Lady has done a wonderful job of offering fantastic holiday events for families to attend at the mansion.
Anyway, the event is fun and free, and I highly recommend it. Space is limited, and you have to sign up/RSVP in advance. After this year, my name may or may not be on some "watch list" due to my calling the governor's mansion a few times to inquire about sign-ups.
LOL! Let me explain. See, we moved around the time I figured they would start taking reservations, so I called a few times because I was afraid I'd miss it. Fortunately, they took down my contact information and e-mailed me when the reservations were open.
Yay!
The big event happened to take place the weekend Kylie and Eric were going to be here--which made our morning even more fun. :o) I took plenty of photos, so as not to disappoint you. Here are some of them ...
Just arriving--it was pretty cold when we first got there.
This year, participants were asked to donate clothing, diapers or gift cards for
promise686, a non-profit that assists foster families and children.
The kids in front of the lawn of eggs--see the eggs? This year, the egg hunt was off on a side lawn; last year, the eggs were "hidden" in the mansion's front yard.
While we waited for the egg hunt to begin, we saw some friends. Here is Samantha with her parents. See the Easter Bunny in the background?
William was there with his Mommy and Daddy, too.
It's quite a challenge to get a picture of three 2-year-
olds--this one is actually not too bad, as you can see most of their faces. I'd call it a success!
Soon, it was time to gather some eggs. Kate put all of hers in one basket. There was a five- or six-egg limit, after all. This has got to be easier than getting eggs from the chicken house.
Not too bad, girl! The hunt was sectioned off into two categories--one for younger children and one for older kids. Kylie and Eric were in the older group with
Halmoni.
Post-hunt shot
After gathering eggs, we saw the Easter Bunny!
Kate didn't cry!
The kids checking out their loot. (This one kind of reminds me of post-trick-or-treating.
hahaha)
We saw more friends--here are Caleb and his Mommy, Sheena.
A post-hunt pic with Sam and Lee Anne. Notice Eric eating his cupcake (or something) in the background. ha!
Speaking of cupcakes ... In addition to the egg hunt, there are all kinds of fun activities, including cupcake decorating ...
face-painting ...
egg-decorating ...
bounce-house jumping ...
egg-rolling ... and more!
Eric got a
lightsaber balloon and engaged in some friendly competition with other boys there.
Some bunny looks so cute!
It may have been chilly at first, but the weather turned out to be just beautiful!
Family pic
Time to go ... Here are
Halmoni, Kylie and Eric in front of the governor's mansion. Thank you, Mrs.
Perdue, for a lovely time and a first-class family event. Oh yeah, the kids saw Mrs.
Perdue and thanked her in person. (Sorry, I didn't get a photo--I must have been slacking on the job.) :o)
HAPPY EASTER!
