Easter Hoppings

As our Easter week began we wanted to color Easter eggs w/Brooklynn since she was going to her dad's for spring break and Easter. So we had grandma, grandpa, Aunt Randi & Gavin over Wednesday evening before her dad picked her up that night! It was nice to fit in one Easter activity w/her and share it w/our family! I made Raspberry Soufle' and they were really yummy! Thanks for coming out and sharing that night w/us...it was fun!

Easter weekend at our house was packed w/fun, family, friends and good food! It started out w/Friday at baby animal days w/a lot of Brian's family. We met up w/his sister and her kids, his brother and his family and his parents. Thanks Brent and Randi for inviting us that was a lot of fun! Spencer did great the beginning of the day but we were there for so long and he started getting really cranky b/c it was way past his nap time! This kid has a lot of energy and spunk but when he's tired he is a crab!!! But it was fun and when the animals were around he would smile and loved our time outside! It's funny how sometimes I don't get a lot of pictures at all but then when I do I get a ton so there's a lot to look at this time! We had a picnic on the grass for our personal intermission and went back at the fun afterwards! All the kids had a blast and that makes for happy parents :)

(So if you look closely you'll see a picture of a sheep being shaved..then Spencer crying...kind of fits doesn't it! At the end of the poor animal having to be shaved the guy let all the kids go up to it and pet it...So Spence went up and the sheep called out for it's baby really loud and it scared Spencer...he's such an emotional boy--hhmm wonder where he got his emotional side from!! ;))

Then we had some friends come in from Utah County to stay w/us for the weekend. Brian's best friend from his mission came up w/his dog Maggy on Friday night and he helped me make my first Creme Brulee'... That was the highlight of my weekend I think! Check out my recipe blog for the picture and recipe which I'll be posting soon! Then Saturday Brian's friend from the Dominican Republic came up w/her husband & kids. It was a rainy day so the kids were stuck inside to play and that doesn't always go so well when it comes to sharing toys but they have to learn sometime, right!! But we all hung out, Ilonka made Dominican food and brought it up for dinner and I made some Bruschetta for the appetizer -- like I said GOOD FOOD!!! I'll also be posting my Brushetta recipe on the blog soon as well just havn't gotten to those yet! Then caught up on good conversation, good Dominican music and once the kids went to bed we all jumped in the hot tub to relax and enjoy the peacefullness and friendships. Then we started talking about Pina Coloda's and we had to make them as our midnight snack -- sooo good! Brant complains that he always gains 5 lbs when he comes to our house... I guess he could be right b/c I think my sister, Rachel, has made the same comment before -- there's a trend here I think! We just like to have fun and eat good food, is that a crime!!!

Easter Sunday was fabulous all except for missing our Brooky. We really missed having you home Brooklynn:( but we celebrated it w/her when she got home Monday night! After church Brian and I decided it would be best to do the Easter basket then b/c our church starts at 9am so just not enough time for him to enjoy it and of course he would of threw a fit b/c of not being able to play w/his stuff and eat his candy - good choice I say! So then we had an Easter Egg hunt in our backyard w/our friends and their kids since they had to leave later that afternoon and it was beautiful outside! Then that evening after Ilonka and Jared went home we went over to Brian's parents' house for Easter dinner and another egg hunt, lucky Spencer! Especially since grandpa puts money in his easter eggs for the kids to find - how fun! The dinner was fantastic, thanks to Marcile as always, she's amazing when it comes to feeding so many people every Sunday, not sure how she keeps doing it after all these years but it's very much appreciated and we love her!

After dinner we walked across the street for some airplane flying, cannon shooting and playground playin fun! Brian loves his airplane and that's a good thing since we're getting our money's worth out of it :) Brant left that night and back to life on Monday! Brooklynn came home Monday night since she was out for spring break and at her dad's. So Brian blew up the new bounce house we bought off the internet for the kids to play on and try it out! We got it for a party we're throwing in May b/c of course it was cheaper to purchase one online then it was to rent so Brian just bought one and then we can use it at Bear Lake in the summer!

Well that's finally it...there was so much to fit in this one blog post but that was our weekend so I just did it all together! Hope everyone had a great Easter and remembered why we really celebrate it and remember Jesus and what he did for us! There's an amazing post on my sister's blog about the true meaning of Easter that I'd like to share it is amazing!!