Will attended his first Easter Egg hunt today and I fear it may be his last. (Well, at least until next Easter rolls around). He is a bit terrified of people in costumes (Red Robin at Red Robin, remember Santa?) and the Easter Bunny was no exception. We arrived at Tumwater HS just before the event started and we were shocked to find nearly 2000 people in attendance. Perhaps if we'd gotten there earlier and let our sensitive little guy acclimate to his surroundings we may have had a different result. Doubtful. At any rate, as the 0-3 year olds got the go ahead to start dashing for eggs, Will spied the Easter Bunny halfway across the football field. He started to scream and cry, so Marc comforted him. (Incidentally, we looked around and didn't find another child acting similarly.) We eventually convinced him to pick up an egg, but he just kept saying, "I wanna go home. Eat candy at home." He did enjoy eating the candy out of the eggs we picked up, but he was not sad to leave. Marc and I keep wondering if we should be worried about his seemingly irrational fears. We know this is normal for a 2 year old, but no one else's kid was doing it! At least we may be able to breathe a bit easier during the teenage years since Will doesn't appear to have any dare-devil gene!
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