What are you doing for Easter?
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Topic: What are you doing for Easter?
Posted By: Maya
Subject: What are you doing for Easter?
Date Posted: 11 March 2010 at 3:32pm
What are you all up to for Easter this year? Any family traditions you'll be continuing, or new ones you'll be starting? And how many chocolate eggs/bunnies will you be eating?  -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 11 March 2010 at 3:49pm
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I wont be eating any choc cos Aiden doesnt like it, boo hoo! We will be doing a mini-easter egg hunt with Isla! Gonna be a busy as weekend with DH's 30th, a friends wedding where DH is bestman, and Mum and Dad move into their new house!
I will probably take Isla to one service at the St Army church where we go to music. |
Posted By: Hunnybunny
Date Posted: 11 March 2010 at 3:57pm
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Warbirds over wanaka!!!WOOOOOOO!!!!
I'm very excited! Lol. I hope we will do a easter egg hunt. We're going away with my parents... Dunno how they'll feel about doing it for their 20-something year old children and son in law... LOL. It's worth asking, right? |
Posted By: Hopes
Date Posted: 11 March 2010 at 4:11pm
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Gah... it's early enough to be thinking about easter plans? Damn... I'd better start making some! I've booked the rest of the week off as leave (us Uni staff get Mon AND Tue off, so I only had to book Wed, Thur and Fri), but I haven't actually worked out what we're doing in that week!
As far as eggs, we don't really do much. When Bubs arrives I'll hide some eggs for him/her, we used to love our egg hunts as kids. And Mum still gives us eggs, and we're 20-something too  -------------   
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Posted By: SquishysMum
Date Posted: 11 March 2010 at 4:27pm
| We're having DD's christening and belated first birthday party, as it's the only weekend my family can escape work/uni! Looking forward to seeing everyone, and hopefully will get eggs. |
Posted By: MissAngel
Date Posted: 11 March 2010 at 4:35pm
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We will be doing nothing and not buying any easter eggs! Far too expensive lol. ------------- Alex, Thomas and Lily http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: GuestGuest
Date Posted: 11 March 2010 at 4:48pm
| Don't eat chocolate but going to Karamea for the first time, have rented an awesome bach so looking forward to some time away from work! |
Posted By: peachy
Date Posted: 11 March 2010 at 4:54pm
We are going camping like we do every Easter  ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Lulu
Date Posted: 11 March 2010 at 5:02pm
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2nd year running (so a newly created family tradition ) we are going to Kerikeri caravaning. We have friends who own 10 acres and they have set up part of their acreage as a camp ground just for their friends, complete with refridgerator, out door fire, dishwasher, microwave, sink with running water and bush bath! This year there is 40 people, kids & adults, going.
Last year we rented a caravan but this year at Christmas we purchased our own, so yay! I have bought a cute little wire basket for egg collecting, I plan to do an egg treasure hunt for the little one, and yes Mum & Dad will be indulging too! ------------- Lou http://www.babysfirstsite.com"> 
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Posted By: SMoody
Date Posted: 11 March 2010 at 5:12pm
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We are going to make our own easter eggs this year. Then continue the easter egg hunt. Wont be eating too much eggs however. Going off sweet stuff and been very good with any treats this year.
And we are going to make our own baskets to collect the eggs (that they made themselves ect) ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: LeahandJoel
Date Posted: 11 March 2010 at 5:18pm
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We are going camping at Awakeri (near Whakatane) for 3 nights. I'm taking the mini caramel filled eggs to do a little hunt for the kids but that all I will buy. (Probably!!) -------------  
 
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Posted By: Manda08
Date Posted: 11 March 2010 at 5:20pm
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Hmm i will be at a Ten Pin Bowling tournament all weekend! Thrusday night we head out to the motel and do the team bonding type of thing, Friday morning we start, finish late Sunday, then have the party and sleep Monday! haha
We are Anti chocolate for DS so he might get something but we wil see, he did last year... my hips liked them as they are still hanging on! ------------- 
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Posted By: my4beauties
Date Posted: 11 March 2010 at 5:33pm
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Every easter weekend for the past 4 or so years, we spend Saturday and Sunday in town at the Tga jazz fest. Normally Saturday we go as a family and sit in the cafes along the strand and eat and drink and listen to the bands play. Then Sunday just Dh and I go in for the afternoon.
This year Dh's family is having a get-together at dh's dad's place in kaitkati so we're having a big family lunch/dinner (probably having the Spit company do the catering), then spend sunday in town at the jazz fest.
I won't be going hungry that weekend! ------------- My babies: R (9),G (7), J (5) http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 11 March 2010 at 7:08pm
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We are moving the weekend before so I have no idea what is happening that weekend. I am going to try and get up to Rotorua for my cousin's 40th birthday. Fingers crossed I can get up there. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: Mum2ET
Date Posted: 11 March 2010 at 7:13pm
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We will hopefully be at home with a new baby this will be the first easter we will be doing something for Ella, so am planning on doing an easter egg hunt in the backyard. ------------- Mum to Ella (5) and Tom (2) |
Posted By: tishy
Date Posted: 11 March 2010 at 7:24pm
Flying to Ireland for 2 months 
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Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 11 March 2010 at 7:25pm
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Nothing much this easter, MILs birthday is the following weekend and we'll be down in Welly for a contact course.
If eating hot cross buns and easter eggs can be considered a tradition well that's ours.
This is also going to be a year of 'lasts' - last Easter before we become parents enjoying having two days of work and a sleep-in I think. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">   [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: flakesitchyfeet
Date Posted: 11 March 2010 at 9:35pm
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Easter Camp.
4500 teenagers expected, and we're taking Hollie. Should be interesting 
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Posted By: mrsturtle
Date Posted: 11 March 2010 at 9:50pm
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We will go to mum and dads in the morning they have 12 grandchildren and do a hunt for them (dh and i usually hide the eggs they supply them)
Then at 3 we are taking Emily to The Wiggles concert - i cant wait she loves them on the tv an cd so im excited for her! |
Posted By: ?Lolly?
Date Posted: 11 March 2010 at 10:06pm
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Mmmmm chocolate =oD ------------- Captain Chaos (5) & the Trouble Monsters (2!) 
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Posted By: MorgansMum
Date Posted: 12 March 2010 at 10:37am
We are heading down to invercargill for my baby brothers wedding yay Im so excited and find it hard to believe hes getting married  We are all really looking foward to it, the girls are flowergirls so it will be interesting to see how they go. ------------- Morgan, Libby http://www.TickerFactory.com/"> 
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Posted By: xLUCKYx
Date Posted: 12 March 2010 at 11:11am
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I want to make http://www.marthastewart.com/photogallery/spring-treats#slide_16 - these.
I also saw another variation on that and it was a cup cake sprinkled with flake and with 3 little speckled eggs in the middle. So cute! We will probably do an egg hunt with the big cousies again this year. My SIL organises it all - she's amazing. I love the idea of easter traditions though - especially egg hunts - so much fun! |
Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 12 March 2010 at 2:13pm
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Ohhh Noooo Easter = School Holidays!! *faint*
Ummmm nothing special happening here, Grandparents have strict instructions to only buy one egg for each child. Dh is off so maybe I'll take some annual leave ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3) 
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Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 12 March 2010 at 2:41pm
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Alex - those are soooo cute!
My plans will involve eating no chocolate .. and going to the gym.  ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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Posted By: arohanui
Date Posted: 12 March 2010 at 3:20pm
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I'll be cuddling my newborn baby!!! ------------- Mama to DS1 (5 years), DS2 (3 years) and... http://alterna-tickers.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: xLUCKYx
Date Posted: 12 March 2010 at 4:02pm
Hehe Julia you can have some hard boiled 'easter' eggs 
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Posted By: Nutella
Date Posted: 12 March 2010 at 6:08pm
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We are coming to NZ for easter and getting the wee man baptised. Will hopefully indugle in some marshmellow easter eggs from Donovans chocolate shop in Hamilton and home made marshmellow eggs and easter buns from my mum.
Can't wait! Might also get to catch up on some zzzzs ------------- 
Oct 11
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Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 12 March 2010 at 7:04pm
Nah .. its not the same without the yolk ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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xXELAx wrote:Posted By: Booski
Date Posted: 12 March 2010 at 8:12pm
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Hmmm we don't really have traditions - tho we do have a yummy cooked brekkie and eat hot x buns and eggs! Taylor will be old enough his year to have a wee egg too. But am thinking of making some easter cookies or cupcakes.
And then probably insulating or gibbing or painting - whatever we're up to in Taylors big girl room makeover! ------------- 
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Posted By: Blankney94
Date Posted: 13 March 2010 at 12:33am
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I took a photo of Brooke last year wearing bunny ears with a large Easter egg. Think I will keep that tradition going each Easter - only this year she might get some of the egg! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: WestiesGirl
Date Posted: 13 March 2010 at 1:05am
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Dh will be in NZ for a friends wedding so will miss that and Jackson first Easter. But we have our neices 1st Birthday so thats were we will be.
And eating lots of chocolate (well I will be anyways lol)  ------------- Our Angel July 08 Gone but not forgotten
And to complete our family, our princess has arrived 
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Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 13 March 2010 at 3:01am
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Family are coming down from Whangarei!! Will have an easter egg hunt, thats tradition when family come! Oh and hot x buns too!! Those are my fave, not the choc ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Mama2two
Date Posted: 13 March 2010 at 4:25am
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Last year we did an easter egg hunt for Sam using a series of photos of places around the house and marked them with minature easter eggs leading to her 'big' egg. It was loads of fun - so will definitley be doing that again this year.
There is a great easter egg hunt in Orewa that we will probably check out as well
Oh, and will try and eat as many choc chip easter buns as humanly possible while they are available ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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