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Extreme Easter Egg Hunting

For the second year in a row, after the kids find all the Easter eggs and take out the goodies inside, my brother re-hides them for me and Amanda. We call it the Triple Black Diamond Easter Egg Hunt because he hides them in really tough places. We took a bunch of video during the hunt that I want to edit together, but for now this will have to hold you over.

As we were winding down with eggs (technically Amanda had already won since she was beating me with enough eggs that even if I found the rest she would have still won) my brother gave us a hint that there was an egg in the vicinity of that pine tree. Now understand that the obviousness of this egg isn’t representative of the difficulty of the rest of the hunt. It’s just that the pine tree has the most painful pine needles on the face of the planet.

HOLIDAYS | Craig | April 17, 2009 5:21 am

47 Comments

By Oz, April 17, 2009 @ 5:44 am

My mom was the best at hiding them, but the worst at remembering where they were hidden. We’d still be finding random eggs literally weeks later after we thought we’d found them all.

I actually live in our old apartment by myself now. I bet if I tore this place apart I’d find an old, rotting egg hiding in a corner somewhere.
By bernd, April 17, 2009 @ 6:28 am

With the weather in Germany being still pretty unpleasant around easter, my parents would hide the easter eggs in the living room. So no unpleasant encounters of the third kind with pine-trees.

Awww, why didn’t you wear your bunny ears, like Amanda did?
By john, April 17, 2009 @ 6:34 am

Again, the McAnally family is freaking adorable.
By Dave S., April 17, 2009 @ 6:45 am

This is freakin’ hilarious! I found myself laughing with your brother as you two fumbled around that damn tree. Holy crap, that was funny. Exactly what I needed on what’s going to prove to be a high-stress day.

Can’t wait to see the rest of the video!
By Dave S., April 17, 2009 @ 6:49 am

And I love the fact that it’s Vimeo and not YouTube, since YouTube is blocked at work.
By Michelle M., April 17, 2009 @ 7:42 am

I have to agree with john.
By Tam, April 17, 2009 @ 7:46 am

Too funny. I wanted to scream “The other side, check the other side!!!!”. Great tradition.

I never had an Easter Egg hunt as a kid because where I grew up there was a 98% chance there would still be snow on the ground no matter when Easter was.
By polt, April 17, 2009 @ 8:33 am

I have no speakers at work, and this was still hilarious!!!

When my family would hide eggs, my dad would always hide one that we couldn’t later find. And he forgot where he hid it. IN fact one year, my grandfather found it a month later when he was mowing the lawn and ran over it.

This year, we had a similar thing happen, couldn’t find an egg. And even though dad’s been dead for a year and a half, we all still blamed it on him. Lots of fun and laughter.

And egg hunting with bunny ears on, BRILLIANT!

HUGS…
By Avitable, April 17, 2009 @ 8:43 am

That’s awesome that your brother still hides them and you guys have fun finding them, even at your advanced, decrepit old age.
By Nick, April 17, 2009 @ 9:04 am

I was totally mystified what those white things were sticking out of your neck. Then you finally got into frame lol
By Kimi, April 17, 2009 @ 9:27 am

I got such joy from listening to your brother’s laughter. I was screaming at the screen “It’s right there!!!!!” Good times………
By mandee, April 17, 2009 @ 9:29 am

i think your sister let you find that egg… she is so nice…. and funny, and pretty, and i hear has the prettiest feet!!!
By jomoesexual, April 17, 2009 @ 10:15 am

I think if it’s going to be triple black diamond egg hunting, you should be doing some dive rolls and wearing a ninja outfit….

…just sayin’
By Mark, April 17, 2009 @ 10:50 am

How many poor bunnies had to die just so you and Amanda could wear their ears?
By The Ryan with the Cupcake, April 17, 2009 @ 11:14 am

jomosexual: I agree. An appearance of the C-Team (now with bunny ears!) would be awesome.
By mandee, April 17, 2009 @ 12:34 pm

jomosexual: just wait…. more footage is coming and please note that Amanda is in all black, she looks pretty ninja to me!!

Mark: just two
By BOSSY, April 17, 2009 @ 12:42 pm

That’s what Bossy likes to call A Very Masochistic Easter.
By Mark, April 17, 2009 @ 12:52 pm

Craig: Can you hear the screaming of the “two” bunnies?
By Craig, April 17, 2009 @ 12:54 pm

Mark: Nope. The screaming stopped shortly after we cut off their ears and dropped them in the boiling pot. Rabbit Stew! Yum!
By Mark, April 17, 2009 @ 1:00 pm

LOL, for some strange reason I Love you Craig!
By john, April 17, 2009 @ 1:02 pm

Craig: You are doing nothing to endear yourself to me or my bunnies……
By Craig, April 17, 2009 @ 1:22 pm

John: I think you mean to say: “You are doing nothing to endear yourself to me or my delicious bunnies.”
By The Ryan with the Cupcake, April 17, 2009 @ 1:26 pm

I have a strange craving for rabbit stew despite never having had it.

My homemade chili will have to do.
By john, April 17, 2009 @ 1:27 pm

Craig: You know they aren’t made of chocolate, right?

In truth, I say they are so cute, I want to eat them up, but they are getting a little long in the tooth and probably wouldn’t make a good meal.

Oh yeah, and you suck.
By Mel, April 17, 2009 @ 1:31 pm

My approach to finding Easter candy is to check out the half price bin after the date. I didn’t even do that this year.

And isn’t lamb what you’re supposed to eat on Easter? You know, a little piece of roast Jesus to resurrect you.
By Mark, April 17, 2009 @ 1:36 pm

John: When I was around 10 yo, my best friend, Jeff, got a rabbits foot key chain for birthday. We took it and buried it in the field next to his house, in honor of the bunny that died. And guess what…..we both ended up being gay! Who knew!
By Dave S., April 17, 2009 @ 1:47 pm

Craig: Don’t you mean “end ear”?

Bringin’ the “pun” back into Puntabulous…
By Mark, April 17, 2009 @ 2:07 pm

Dave: You so Naaaaaasty!. That’s an homage to my best friend at work, Janeece. I can’t tell you how many times she has said that to me.
By Mark, April 17, 2009 @ 2:13 pm

Ahhh, former work. God I miss those guys.
By polt, April 17, 2009 @ 2:33 pm

Oh and totally off topic here, but Craiggers, I have to inform you that you’re not longer the only one to call me late at night and be a “lil tipsy” in doing so!
But for the sake of the other person’s embarrassment, I won’t reveal names. I’ll just say they need to remember they’re on the West Coast now,not in Denver, and there IS a four hour time difference.

HUGS…
By Mark, April 17, 2009 @ 2:54 pm

Polt: Are you talking about Michelle “N” (wink)?
By john, April 17, 2009 @ 4:55 pm

Mark: That was very sweet of the two of you. I love my rabbits, but I know that not everyone likes them and that is ok.

The bigger question is you both ended up gay, but did you discover that, shall we say: “concurrently”?
By Michelle M., April 17, 2009 @ 5:00 pm

Ryan – cupcakes, butterscotch cookies and now chili? I’m liking you more and more.

polt – must have been my evil twin.
By Mark, April 17, 2009 @ 5:27 pm

John: Actually we kinda did. I say kinda because I knew all along. But I’ll spare you the gory details. Lets just say we were both pleasantly surprised.
By Mark, April 17, 2009 @ 5:34 pm

Maybe Craig will be pleasantly surprised on date two-o.
By The Ryan with the Cupcake, April 17, 2009 @ 5:57 pm

Michelle M.: My parents actually were the ones who baked the butterscotch cookies and sent them to me. However, the chili was all me. I watched two episodes of Six Feet Under while waiting for the beans to cook.

Today is much nicer than Wednesday. We took our coffees down to the cliffs overlooking the ocean. I plan to go to the beach after work.
By Michelle M., April 17, 2009 @ 6:12 pm

Ryan – enjoy the view. Went to the Brigantine last night. We sat outside (looking out over the race track). Boy, it’s great to be back in San Diego!

Have you been to any of the chili festivals out here? I’ve always wanted to enter one. Yum.
By Tam, April 17, 2009 @ 6:30 pm

Have fun on your date Craig.

I spent a great afternoon with Enrico. We walked and talked and enjoyed the zoo and the weather and he is a crazy-man when it comes to taking pics of shirtless guys in Central Park. This has been a great trip.
By The Ryan with the Cupcake, April 17, 2009 @ 11:07 pm

Warm sun, warm sand, cool ocean breezes, cold water.

Michelle M.: I only graduated from canned beans and spice packets a few months ago. I need to experiment and practice my skills some more before I would think of entering a competition.
By The Ryan with the Cupcake, April 17, 2009 @ 11:17 pm

*waits for Enrico to post photos*
By Tam, April 18, 2009 @ 10:18 am

Craig: I’m hoping the fact that you went to bed in the middle of the night means amazing date.

I posted a pic of Enrico and David in the Argyle Lounge if anyone wants to check them out.
By Mark, April 18, 2009 @ 10:44 am

Tam: Those are great pics. You’re beautiful as always. Stupid aside question…Was the rock in the Enrico pic an ancient lava flow or something? The rock beneath your feet looks fluid.
By Mark, April 18, 2009 @ 10:46 am

Or was it some fake crap in Central Park?
By Tam, April 18, 2009 @ 10:56 am

Mark: It definitely wasn’t fake, TONS of those rocks all over the park. No idea how it formed. Perhaps native New Yorker and geology major Craig can tell us. *hint* *hint*
By Mark, April 18, 2009 @ 11:01 am

Yea Craig, after you wake up from your blissfull sleep maybe you can describe the rocks. Or give us details of last night, either one.
By Mark, April 18, 2009 @ 12:20 pm

Craig: I am apologizing in advance. I know if I want to make a point, I need to get my own blog. But I had no idea yesterday was the national day of silence. Why wasn’t it publicised more? I didn’t know until I read this article.
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/271073

Carl may have been gay or not, but he was persecuted with that label to the point that he killed himself at 11 years old. 11 YearsOld! My God, what have we come to?
I’m sorry, I won’t do this anymore, I was just overwhelmed by this story.
By Enrico, April 18, 2009 @ 1:01 pm

I miss Easter egg hunts!

I will post pics right after I post my challenge results, the next challenge, my easter update, my 12 of 12 update (too late for that?)… lol. I’m so behind! But a lot of homework is due this Wednesday and after that I should have much more free time. And hey Tam, I wasn’t crazy about shirtless men pictures! I just know how to be a creepy voyeuristic photographer unlike your child!