Fun Weekend

As Easter approaches and we find ourselves amist the chaos, we certianly see the value of family. Since my sister, Stephanie, has to work on Easter weekend, we decided to get together the weekend before.  Jarrod and Stephanie decided to come to our home on Saturday and spend the night to go to church with us on Sunday.  After church, we went down to Dad's house in Edinburg for Palm Sunday Dinner since they will be at Me-Me's house for Easter and to celebrate her 75th birthday.  

We had a great time with Steph and Jarrod, even though it was a short, quick trip.  Saturday, Jarrod helped Peter plant some spring flowers and spread some mulch while Steph and I went to the grocery store and had some girl time with Scott (Stephen stayed with the boys and

 helped dig holes!).  After dinner, Steph and I played some ROCK BAND with our group, Fallout Sisters. It was a blast, especially after we got the hang of it again.  The next time we play, we will be able to try and earn a tour bus! Then the boys took over the video games and we went upstairs where she showed me a new feature on my computer called Photo Booth.

  WE had a blast taking all sorts of pictures...

Sunday we went to church at our new church, Emmaus, and they felt why we liked it so much. It is a family and the people are there to welcome you with open arms.  I love to feel like I am part of the church, not just a number or face in the crowd.  They will greet you and talk to you and try to genuinely get to know you.  I have made some great friends there.  Anyway, we then went down to Dad's and had a wonderful Sunday dinner~ Ham, potato casserole, salad, squash, homemade bread, and Jello yummy (at least that is what I call it!).  We filled our bellies then the kids had a Easter Egg hunt. 

Both Christiana and Stephen had fun finding the candy filled eggs.  Scott enjoyed sitting in the grass and soaking up some rays.

Peter and Jarrod had a major game of latter ball.

 The boys later put together dad and Bobbie-Mom's new toy- the eliptical machine.  They felt great after getting it together but when they tried it, soon felt like they were out of shape (its really a hard workout!).   Mom went through some of her Longaberger baskets and gave quite a few to Steph and me, to our husband's dismay.  Dad was glad to  have the extra space though!  

We had a great weekend with our family and can't wait to see them again!

Later in the week, I found out that during this trip to Dad's it would be the last time I would see my old cat, Tiger.  He was nearly 15 years old but pretty sick.  I now cherish the pictures that have him in them so his memory can live on with us.