the kids sure had an enjoyable easter season. they started on the thursday before easter with an easter egg hunt at the university. they had a lot of fun and kalei and kawelo sat very nicely for their picture with the easter bunny. koa apparently just has some weird hang-up about people in costume. he doesn't particularly care for santa (up close) and the same goes for big red (the western mascot). last year at this same event, the easter bunny was kind of roaming the student union while the kids were hunting eggs and koa would scream and run away whenever he saw the 6 ft. bunny. this year he didn't scream quite as loud (thankfully, the easter bunny remained in his picture-taking spot this year), and only approached the bunny when he offered him candy. (note to self: talk to koa about taking candy from scary/creepy people/animals.) when koa did approach the easter bunny, it was at a run and he only paused long enough to snatch the candy out of the bunny's paw. on easter sunday, the easter bunny wisely stayed out of sight and left a few presents and hid eggs. the kids had a blast hunting them and then we talked about the purpose of easter. (it's a bit tricky working the easter bunny into that discussion. next year, we'll try to emphasize Jesus before they're hopped up on sugar.) all in all, it was a great time for everyone!
