Easter weekend was loaded with activities.  We had just celebrated Katie & Kalani's wedding & the Van Tassells were still in town.  So we went Geo-cache-ing, rolled Easter eggs in SugarHouse Park (more correctly known as "Feeding the Seagulls" and had Easter Dinner at Gene & Tammy Van Tassell's home.

The day started by feeding the birds bread at SugarHouse Park pond.  It drew them in like a magnet & reminded me of Hitchcock's film "the Birds". Those mean seagulls were scary!

Watch out for the birds when you run out of bread!

The Geo-cache is calling & we are all ready to go with Barbie holding the clues & the GPSs all warmed up.  We are in search of mysterious treasures hidden somewhere in this busy park.  Excitement is high.

During the search, some of us were distracted.

Especially Nate.  He would get his eye on one bird and go after it!

Triumph! Michael & Colby find the cache in the culvert (a long stick was required).

Contents being reviewed & exchanges made!

Nate & Ben exploring the creek

Next was the Egg Roll down the Sledding Hill.  This silly Easter activity was introduced to our family by Patrick & Tyler.  It is a very important Easter tradition, now. The basic technique is that you roll one egg (one egg only) at a time down the sledding hill at SugarHouse Park.

Be careful that the bird does not grab it out of your hand before you can start the rolling process--sometime you have to just quickly "huck" it.  They are aggressive!

Then sit back & watch!  Every seagull in the valley will show up.  And this is not the bird's "first rodeo"!  They have a well oiled system, are well organized, and know exactly what they are doing.  Every once in a while, the flock would fly into the air & look for better eats, then, like a big disk in the sky, they return to our hill.

I do recommend a review of the movie before you attempt this, so that you are prepared for organized aggression by what you might think are cute little birds.

This is Betsy protecting her adventuresome little boy who just a few moments ago had an egg in his hand.

The kids all enjoyed my walker/chair.  Here is Colby at the end of his ride down the sledding hill--no injuries to Colby or the chair.

Here is the next Geo-cache discovery!  It was under the cap of the fencepost.  These guys are good!

That afternoon, we went over to Gene & Tammy's for Easter dinner. They have a beautiful home with a huge back porch where we sat & ate while we looked out over the valley. Wonderful & delicious!

Next we hunted for candy filled plastic Easter eggs in their front yard.

And ate ice cream left over from the wedding!

On a sugar high and assessing their treasures

Two sweet sisters at the end of a fun day!