Egg Drop Soup

"Take pictures for the blog, mom!"  Per request, I'm putting up all these pictures of our Sunday afternoon activity.  Please forgive the photo dump. 

Having 9 o'clock church this year is mostly for the best, even if it does get a bit rocky at times when we're all at home in the afternoon and "there's nothing to do!"  Today, however, was saved when Scott jumped on board with Ethan's all-day-long request to have an egg dropping contest over the railing in our front hall.  Teaming up with Sophie and Jane, Scott took the lead in creating their egg-holding apparatus while Ethan and Grace teamed up to work on their own.  Meanwhile, I tried to console a tired little nap-missing Lover Boy who was having an absolute meltdown because I wouldn't let him play on my phone.

Sophie and Jane worked on tearing up lots and lots of little bits of paper to provide cushioning for the egg.

Scott made sure to protect the floor from any harm.

Seriously, seriously a mess.

Trying to figure out the passcode.

Everyone was SUPER excited when the time came to test out their handiwork.  They even got dressed up for the occasion.  Oh wait.  No they didn't.  Hahaha.  I kind of love that everyone came home from church and changed right into their comfy clothes or jammies, but Grace took it to the next level when she suited up in the footsie jammies that she just inherited as a Hannah-down from the cousins when they came to visit this weekend.  Never one to pass up a cool trend, Jane quickly followed in her footsie-steps {Hahahahahaha.  Get it??} and donned a pair of dinosaur jammies that I had just dug out for Alex this morning. 

{In case you are wondering, that is Grace's "mole" which she drew for herself and was super excited to have visible in all of these pictures.}

Scott made the first drop with their team's contraption.  The result?  A lot of sad faces.  Their egg did not pull through in the clutch.

After the inaugural drop was complete, Ethan was chomping at the bit to get up there and try out their team's handiwork.  And as you can see from their beaming faces in the picture below it was a success. 

Not so successful?  That would be Jane's drop.  But what else would you expect from a raw egg falling from the second floor of a house?  Hahaha.  After this drop, Ethan got a little too excited about dropping the eggs unencumbered over the railing and splattered a couple more before being shut down decisively by the authorities at large.

Poor little egg.

The Great Egg Drop of 2014 was a success despite the casualties that we experienced.  It certainly kept the kids happy and occupied for the bulk of the afternoon, which -- when you think about it -- is no small feat!  Here's to hoping Spring Break is off to a GREAT start.  :)  {A mother can always dream, right???}