Easter fun in Tucson...

 Saturday we headed to Tucson to have a little Merrill get together for Easter. All the cousins thoroughly enjoy the time they get to spend with each other and this was not exception. After a very easy drive straight down the I-10 we made it just in time to start all the fun. The adults visited while the kids ran wild threw the house.

First you HAVE to dye Easter eggs.

I am glad we did it there, saved having to do it here.

Then it was to the park for a yummy picnic....

which was briefly interrupted by the sprinklers.

Just a few moments of kids running in all directions to get out of the water and parents running into the water to save the food and the blanket.

After lunch all the kids headed back to the house to grab baskets for the big hunt.

They were all dieing to get out the door and find the eggs.

Then they were off...

The kids took off running down this hill to get to the eggs in the grass. 

There was only one casualty. 

Abbey lost her footing and ate it in the rocks. 

This is her about 2 seconds before it happened.

I think her face tells the tale.

We paused the hunt and made sure Abbey was good to go. 

All the cousins were very concerned.

She was up and ready to get some eggs in no time.

Laine got her fair share of eggs for her first hunt.

But I think the prize goes to Mel in the background.

She obviously knew the quickest way to get the most eggs was to run.

Bode was in to much of a hurry to stop and pose.

He was very proud of this big egg.

All the Arizona cousins.

It was a very fun way to spend a Saturday. We missed the Papa's and my parents though. Thank you to Pete and Brittany for letting us come to your beautiful home. We had a wonderful day!