Easter 2009

Happy Easter from the Ball Team!

We had a wet, cold, windy day, so our egg hunt this year had to be inside. In the early egg hunt days, we just threw eggs on the floor and said, find the eggs. As the ladies grew older, we made the hiding places more complex, then added pictures in each egg (to direct you to the next egg, then finally the basket). For the past few years we've had readers, so we could use riddles and puzzles to get to the next egg. This year, we added another new twist. Each egg was hidden, but, in order to go get the egg, the finders had to perform a task - all based on age, of course. The big ladies had to recite Articles of Faith, give complements to a sister of their choice or tell us about the lesson in Primary today. The little ladies did cartwheels and skipped down the hall, kissed Daddy, recited ABC's and sang Primary songs.

It's amazing what kids will do for candy!

Cute kid quote for Easter is from Charlotte, age 6. She was telling us about what they learned in Primary and explained that on Easter Jesus was "redirected". Sort of, ....