We didn't have to go too far to go to the U.S. The balmy shores of Skagway offer a great get-away. I was scared of the 2 hour drive with 2 children but I was encouraged by our friends who invited us and have 5 children. So our convoy of Sienna Vans headed down the highway.
Easter morning started off with our own Easter Egg hunt at home. The great thing about hiding eggs for a toddler is that they certainly don't find them all, and by the next day have forgotten about all the eggs they found (and didn't find) and that means mommy has a nice stash of chocolate to munch on.
So Skagway offers a giant egghunt in a ball park which basically seems to be a great day-out for most of Whitehorse. We ran into my niece and other friends from town. They section off parts of the park for the older kids. We almost made Ysabeau participate in the chaos that was the 3-5 year old section but frankly I worried for their safety. She was pretty keen on those eggs. In the end, the under 3 section was a giant flat field where the kids literally stumbled across eggs at leisure.
She was a little unsure about this Easter bunny - I have to admit she was a little intimidating.
Thankfully we have managed to drive home the resurrection part of the Easter story. For a while she has been fixated on "Christ's owie on the cross" (to put it lightly). She would mumble about how the "disciples were sad and worried". Buy now she confidently adds the tagline "But they found Him, and he's alive! And now the disciples are happy". Phew.