This was Jake's 2nd Easter, but the first one where he actually understood what's going on. Last year, he was pretty much a blob, being only 4-5 months old. Now, though, he's able to grasp the concept of looking for eggs and putting them in his basket. Kudos to Leah for buying Jake a way-cool baseball basket. It's PERFECT!

Even though the weekend was cold and snowy, we managed to have a good time. We had planned to go to Harvard Gulch Rec Center for an Easter egg hunt, and thought it might be cancelled. But they moved the whole thing indoors. There were two rooms for hunting: one for ages 3 and under, and one age 4+. When the doors to the gym opened, it was a mad scramble to find eggs and candy scattered around. Jake filled his basket with eggs, and quickly picked up on the idea of looking for eggs.

The next day was Easter Sunday...more snow! We wound up hiding eggs around the house, which was fun all the same. I get such a kick out of seeing Jakey get all excited while he searches for hidden treasures. I was "kvelling" from head to toe in the knowledge that we were doing something for the very first time, and beginning a lifelong tradition. I'm sure we'll have many more years of egg-hunting fun, and that someday Jake will do the same for his children. And so a tradition is born.

Here's a YouTube iMovie of Jake hunting for eggs