Easter Egg Hunt

My baby is no longer a baby. I'm startled by that thought at some point every day. She is almost 4. It didn't just happen - I know. Still, I live in a state of amazement.

The kid phase is so much fun! Each holiday is met with a new fascination. This year she understood for the first time that Easter is the day we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. We explained that His resurrection guarantees the resurrection of the believer, and that this renewal is represented in Spring.

Spring. Flowers. Bunnies. Birds. Eggs.

Her first Easter Egg Hunt. She is still 3 and was put in the gated-off area for "3's & Under". My daughter is especially tall for her age. She is as tall as most 6-year-olds. Here she is, the only child tall enough to see and reach the egg hidden in the tree:

She was so sweet and polite to the other children. My husband and I often get teary-eyed when we watch her interact with other children. Here she sees an eggs she really wants, but waits for the little boy to move away:

...she gets her egg...

...and she's off...

...with great speed!
It's all going so fast.



"So teach us to number our days,
That we may present to You a heart of wisdom."
Psalm 90:12