I Suck At Coloring Easter Eggs

On Friday, Karen and I were invited to my friend's (Andrea) to color Easter eggs. More specifically, our daughter (Briana) was invited to Andrea's. Our other daughter (Bridget) was also able to tag along. Being a little over one month, Bridget can't really do many things yet... like color an Easter egg. Needless to say, I suck at coloring Easter eggs.

For almost a decade now, Andrea has hosted an annual egg coloring event for children. From what I have been told, people used to drop off their children at Andrea's for a few hours to paint eggs. The only requirements were that the kids had to be three years of age and potty trained. I have to hand it to Andrea. I don't know how she did it in the past with all of those kids. I have trouble just taking care of two children at home.

Anyway, Andrea has been a little more lax in her requirements. After all, Briana recently turned two and is definitely not potty trained. I can attest to her stinky diapers. So it was a pleasure to be invited. And with it being our first time, we got to experience the whole new world of egg decorating.

I must say, egg decorating has come a long way from when I used to decorate eggs. I remember using the wire spoon to dip the egg in the dye. Now, there are brushes and whatnot. There was this device that spun the egg in a container with coloring. To me, the device reminded me of a Tupperware salad spinner with the only exception that instead of a crank, there was a button to push that made the inside spin. Now that I think of it some more, there is a toy turtle that Briana likes to play with at my mother-in-law's that is also like this egg coloring device.

I was actually quite impressed. All the children there did an amazing job of decorating their eggs. They looked great. You can tell Andrea is a pro at this. She had egg cartons labelled with the child's name on it, the plastic table cloth, the bowl of a gazillion hard boiled eggs, etc. As a side note, the thought of egg salad did dance in my mind. I am one of a select few people that I know who actually enjoys the taste of egg salad. I may have also eaten a little too much egg salad at one time in my life. (Yes, there is a story behind that.)

All in all, it was great time. I think Briana enjoyed it as well. Thanks Andrea!