Do fish go to heaven?

Yesterday afternoon our 4-year-old brought something to our attention. "Mommy, I haven't seen chody in a while." Chody is the name of our one-year-old gold fish. He was Gold with black and white flecks. Very pretty, and to be honest, we thought Chody would last longer than Tracy. Dj and I were like, "ya, we haven't seen him in a while, but he must be there because he's not floating." We gave it some time, then with great caution I started to examine the tank, and sure enough, the intuition of a 4-year-old was confirmed. Chody, degrading rapidly, was wedged between the decorative rock and the glass. Literally, between a rock and a hard place. I waited until the girls went to bed before I cleaned him out and sanitized the tank. Makayla asked if Chody was in heaven. We said yes. Although, how can we really know the condition of Chody's heart! All we know is that he had been baptized in water :) (just kidding) Makayla showed real concern for Tracy (the one left behind) and wondered if she was going to be sad without Chody. It was pretty cute. But now they are over it.

I wonder sometimes if parents over react because we anticipate the reaction we THINK our child is going to have. Makayla wasn't as sad about Chody as she was for Tracy being alone. I was surprised by that.

I've spared you the pictures of chody's demise. I decided that maybe a dead fish on the blog wouldn't be the best addition. :)

Have a great day, and remember....just because it's not floating........doesn't mean it's not dead!

love, the Vick Family

A little taste of Easter and Spring

Hello!! We had a great Easter. Busy and Great. I don't have a ton of pictures because I can't find the power chord to recharge it. Grrr. I can charge it on the computer, but it doesn't stay charged for very long. These are mostly pictures of the day before Easter. I should be getting some Easter pics from family soon, so I can get those up too. My camera died :(

Here is DJ with the girls.
Hana wasn't into the pictures
this day! apparently I
wasn't either. I couldn't take a
good one..I was too busy
watching the girls have fun.

The week before Easter

the weather was amazing!

Here are the girls enjoying

a picnic in the backyard.

They were watching their

Papa Ron tear down the

yucky old shed in the back!!!

Here they are enjoying some

good ol` fashion Daddy time.

They were watching Nemo

on the floor with their

umbrellas over them.

Mak said it was their fort!

Yet another sweet moment

in the backyard!!! I'm not

sure what they are looking

at, or why. But I don't think

it really matters as long as

they are enjoying the company

they are in. :)

I'm sure I'll have something more to say soon. We are currently getting ready for our open house. I've been weeding all morning, and loving it. Even though it's raining today, I'll plant some flowers in the back, and weed as much as possible. :) Enjoy your day! More to come soon :)

Love ~ From the Vick Family