Easter egg hunt adventure

We decided it would be a great year to try to experience an easter egg hunt. I went searching online and found out that there was going to be an Eggstrangnza event in Matthews hosted by a local radio station. I had heard that it was one of the larger ones in the Carolinas and best of all free. Let's just say it was more than an adventure just getting there!

There had to be 10,000 people there based on the lines..I felt like I was at the fair but without any super rides or fried dough treats. The kids got to experience a shuttle bus ride to the park (the twins first ride on a bus) and the added treat of waiting in super long lines. Cordelia got to meet the Easter Bunny (before he got whisked away), the Chik-fil-a cow and someone dressed up as a moving truck. I think she was more excited meeting the cow and truck than the Easter Bunny. She also got to go through a tunnel tube and feed some goats and a ram.

The Easter Egg Hunt was crazy and the line for that was even crazier. They had 3 hunts but tons of people. It wasn't really a hunt but more of a "when we say go, pick up as much stuff as you can!" All three kids got to have fun with this. We really didn't have any luck getting to the eggs but the kids enjoyed picking up necklaces and lots of candy! This was their first hunt with other kids (and parents) so I am sure they will pick up the speed next year.

It was a fun day, we got back on the shuttles and all of us got a lot of good sun that day.



Manny and Jaime watching the animals.



Cordelia and I feeding a goat.






The line in front of us for the egg hunt.


And the line behind us going way down the hill.


Getting ready to go...



Radio people, Cow and the Easter Bunny in front of all the candy.









Manny eying a necklace to put in his bag.