Remember when easter egg hunts meant filling your basket with real eggs dyed in pretty pastels? No more simple stuff in the baskets today! The “other Rita” (Fuglaar) outdid herself designing a special diamond beach egg hunt, to end all egg hunts. There was a table of prizes for the hunters to ogle before beginning their search as the horn blew to start the race. Each held a ticket describing the prize the lucky hunter would receive at the end of the race. The adults had as much fun hiding the eggs among our palm tree islands, as the kids did finding them. Most importantly for me personally, it was Bo’s first egg hunt (although he spent it perched high above the madding crowd in his parent’s arms:)

We had invited some good friends from Clear Lake to join us for the remainder of the day, lounging beside the pool and warming our backsides in the hot tub. While easter weekend was cloudless blue skies and spring temperatures, the pool water hadn’t caught up with the air temperature. Although that didn’t slow the the three mermaids from the neighborhood, it definitely kept the adults on the sidelines:)

When it came time for the mermaids to float the river, which was even chillier, the adults had to draw straws to get one to join the float for safety. Matt Plass lost, and the girls had fun paddling their tubes ahead of him just to keep him on his toes. I promised the group to lobby for a heated river in time for next year’s gathering! Can you just imagine a heated lazy river? Eat your heart out Schlitterbahn:)

All the owners at Diamond Beach take great pride in our amenities. It’s one of the things I love most about my home. There are so many projects donated voluntarily to improve our beachside abode. This year James Fuglaar (our illustrious HOA pres) built child-sized picnic tables, which Bo tried on for size. As Matt and Ika left town for Denver, they donated the dolphin statues, which now brighten the pool area in the evening when the solar uplighting illuminates our pathway. Early this summer a group of owners are combining resources to build a playground of swings, slides, forts, and climbing ladders. There will be no excuse for boredom at the Diamond Beach! Come on down:)