Funky fish and sugar overload.

My parents and my brother and his family came up to spend Easter weekend with us.  The weather was beautiful on Saturday so we headed out to Woodland Creek Park for a little fishing. Samantha LOVES to fish with Tony and we knew our nieces and nephew would love it too.  The kids caught a total of five fish in the couple of hours we were at the park. When we came home, Tony grilled a couple of them up (the ones who swallowed the hook just a little too deep) and I thought my mom was going to lose her lunch.  It was sick.sick.sick.  Now we didn't have any problem eating prime rib for Easter lunch so don't sign us up for PETA just yet, but there was something about those grody little fish that made you feel kind of sad.

Samantha loves the bait.

 Who said fishing can't be cute?!?

Waiting on a bite.

Cousins Tyson and Madison.

Up early on Easter morning to hunt for this...



 

 "'S' is for Samantha!"

 Jelly beans:  the breakfast of champions.

Samantha and her cousins with all of their Easter loot.

Loaded up on sugar and ready for church.

The message at church was a great one.  My favorite part was when the pastor said, "Speak silk".  Meaning let the words you speak to others be a positive reflection of where you are headed and not of the hurt and difficulty you have faced in the past.  What a great reminder.

 Back at home and ready for the egg hunt...because it's 12:00pm and surely the kids need MORE treats!

Opening eggs...

 ...and a little more snacking!

It sure was a great weekend. Watching the kids hunt for eggs brought me so much joy.  I said, "This IS what life is all about".  It doesn't get much better than seeing life through the eyes of your child.

After everyone headed back to Oregon, we snuggled in to watch our DVR'd episodes of Parenthood and Modern Family.  The season finale of Parenthood was a tear jerker.   Actually every episode is a tear jerker.  If you don't watch it already, check it out here.  It ties with Friday Night Lights for the best show on TV.  It will make you bawl your eyes out so prepare yourself.  I sure hope y'all had a wonderful Easter.