It’s All About Those Eggs

April 1, 2010

Every day this week has some egg related activity. These eggs are evil. Well, to be fair, it’s not the eggs – it’s the candy in them that is turning my normal entertaining circus into some sort of loony bin for peep filled pixie stick crazed children. What this has to do with Easter I have NO idea, but the kids had egg hunts on Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday as well as hunts today and tomorrow.

Sophia Sprinting for Eggs

Passover was Monday. It’s only fair that my Jewish husband gets to travel for work this week. For Passover the big prize is known as the Afikoman, a half piece of Matzo bread that is hidden with $5 bucks in it for one of the lucky kids to find after dinner. No joke – the prize is bread. There is no candy with the bread – just bread. Sophia looked confused. Why would she want this bread? No candy filled eggs? What a bummer.

Matzo just does not get faces like this.

Sophia's Crazy Egg Face

There is no red-tape holding kids back from running for the Matzo either. We had to pull Miles back as he tried a false start on the egg hunt.

Miles Breaks Through the Egg Tape

Maybe Passover Seder would be more fun for the kiddies if corporate America realized that some kids are Jewish. There are bazillions of accessories and books from all of our favorite characters on Easter but only a handful – and none with Disney or Dora – on Passover. I mean who doesn’t want to play with a princess bucket over a piece of Matzo in a bag? Perhaps Dora could do a Passover book? I get that some people might not want this sort of thing but if it helps my kids get into learning about such an important event, I am all for Dora telling the passover story and putting the Matzo in an Ariel bag.

Easter Bucket Fun

Even Violet thought the kids were a little insane over the eggs. She looks like she is thinking What in the World has happened to these people? I don’t see mommy boobs all over the ground! All of this for plastic eggs?

Violet Fears the Crazies Too

On the plus side, the constant hunting for eggs makes the kids happy and has provided numerous things for us to do this week. It also provided for our second ever picture as a family. Yes, I know, it sucks. But it is really hard to get 3 little ones, 2 of whom are jacked up on candy, to sit for a picture.

Family Egg Hunting

On the negative side – you see these eggs?

The Culprit

The candy crash in the afternoons around here takes on epic proportions. I have no control over my spawn and even worse – I am right there with them. Those little eggs each hold a piece of heaven for me.

Hi, I am Brittany and I am utterly obsessed with and addicted to candy. I need help. With my kids.

At least Passover and Matzo has a point (unlike the eggs people – not Easter) and makes it easy to fall asleep. A little wine, a little Hebrew, a little food, a little bed.

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