A Mega Hunt

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The weather was absolutely beautiful for our friends’ annual egg hunt.  Every year the invitation list gets longer as the number of friends grows.  It’s a special celebration because it brings together families from so many circles—theirs and ours. 

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Their Easter Bunny doesn’t mess around.  They filled and hid 7,057 eggs.  Yes, 7,057!  According to a spectator, the entire lot of eggs was retrieved safely in baskets in 7 minutes and 57 seconds.  It was a flurry of activity!

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I didn’t find Walker until the end way after he finished dumping his eggs out, but I did catch up to Mason.  He dumped all the contents into his basket and I paired the eggs again for next year. 

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After the egg hunt, everyone gathered around for a meal.  This year it was pancakes and an omelet bar.  With all the colors, the food and the friends, it was such a satisfying and joyful afternoon plus we couldn’t have had a better weather day, especially after the downpour that took place on Holy Thursday and Good Friday.  

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After the egg hunt, Walker and Bill went to the church to participate in a boy scout service project.  The scouts were asked to build a bonfire for the Easter Vigil.  Who better than a bunch of scouts and scout dads to engineer a towering bonfire?

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Here is the bonfire later that night.  Taken out of context, this photo could be very misleading but it really was a celebration of coming out of the darkness and into the light of the Resurrection of Easter. 

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