Bright Eggs, Maybe Not Such a Bright Idea....

Some things in motherhood you just have to learn by trial and error. If your baby cries non-stop for the first 6 months of their life it might not be colic, it could be reflux. You shouldn't take bottles of milk to Le Leche Leagues meetings. 40 weeks of gestation is ideal, some babies come earlier. Little boys have more energy than girls, and by 'more' I mean about 8 times as much. Sacrament meetings always fall right in line with your kid's nap time. Now I have one more thing to add to my list; Dying Easter eggs with a two- year old can get messy.

I knew it would be messy but Andy always has a way of surpising me. I should never have specific expectations with that kid.Yes this is dye, and my two year old is playing with it. And it is only 4 inches from the side of the table. The first egg he just threw into the dye and it broke. He figured out that you have to put the eggs in gentley.

Andy attempts to pull out his dyed egg with a little metal device.Okay, forget the device, just use your hands.
This was his favorite part, puting tons of tiny little stickers on the eggs. They were the perfect size for his little fingers.Can you see that this egg says 'Andy' on it? We just wanted to make sure everyone knew this was his egg. Check out his fingers and hand, they are dyed green and blue.

This is his pile of eggs. We had lots of fun decorating them with stickers and colorful shrink wrap. At the end we gathered up all the eggs and put them in a bowl. Andy was so excited he ran into the front room with them while I was cleaning up the rest of the egg mess. He sat down on the couch and promptly began throwing them on the carpet. To my horror I realized they were not hard boiled eggs. They were semi- boiled and still gooey. The dye hadn't dried either. Time to rent a rug doctor. But I would do it all again because Andy had a blast. Next time I'll be a little more careful ; 2 year old + dyed gooey egg = MESS!