My little Easter Bunny!
She was so proud of the finished products!
We went to my oldest brother's house for an Easter egg hunt later that afternoon. Unfortunately, the weather didn't cooperate with us this year, and we had to have the hunt in their basement. I don't think the kids minded though! Everyone found their eggs, and all the grandkids were excited to get a special treat from Grandma Gail.
The next morning, Abby was excited to get her basket from the Easter Bunny. Even Douglas seemed pretty anxious to try out that chocolate bunny! 
Daddy seemed pretty happy with the Bunny's gifts this year, too! 
Happy Easter ~ 2010
On April 10th, Abby got to attend her very first friend birthday party! It was a princess themed event, so she dressed for the occasion! Too cute! She had so much fun, and got to bring home a new tiara (that lights up!) and a sparkly princess scepter! Thanks for the invite, Kylee!
Another first for Abby this April, was getting her very first swing set/toy structure. We found a really good sale at Toys R Us and bit the bullet. It felt like it took FOREVER to get it built and positioned -- due in part to the weather deciding to NOT act like Spring! (It snowed a couple times after we got the boxes in the backyard!) But it was worth the effort once we got it together! Abby has enjoyed playing in the tower and learning how to "pump" herself on the swings!
Enjoying the picnic bench!
On April 24th, we made our first trip to Yellowstone Bear World, and after the experience, I have to wonder why we waited so long to go! It was really fun to see so many wild animals up close -- and especially the BEARS! There were playful ones, grumpy ones, fat ones, skinny post-hibernation ones, and hungry ones! Because we had gone on a special promotional day in early Spring, they had a family special for the curator tour. Brady and Sam were with us, and we were able to all take the special tour for $15! Can't beat that! You travel the same route as you do in your own vehicles, but you get to stand in the back of a special truck. It has really tall sides, so even though you are in the open, the bears can't really get to you. They've learned that the truck means food, so they follow you all over the park. Occasionally, the curator van will stop, and the bears come right up to the sides and beg for food. We had trays of doughnuts and bread to throw for them. A couple of the bears would sit on their hind legs and start waving their hands at us! As if to say, "Hey, you! Throw me a doughnut, please!" We also enjoyed the petting zoo and watching some of the staff getting to hold and play with the brand new baby cubs. To top it off, Abby absolutely loved the little amusement park! It was a little chilly, but definitely a great experience!
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And what trip to the Ribgy/Archer area would be complete without a stop at Big Jud's for enormous hamburgers and ice cream cones!?
To round out the month, after quite awhile of dealing with "symptoms" that are less than pleasant to discuss, Nate decided to finally see a doctor. He found out he had an umbilical hernia, as well as a hiatal hernia. Because he had just had an amazing job offer from one of the contractors out at the Idaho National Laboratory, and was supposed to start this new job on May 10th, we went ahead and scheduled a surgery to repair them just 4 days later. We hoped that the couple of weeks time would be enough for him to heal. It took him a little longer to feel back to 100% than he'd anticipated, but thankfully, the new job was postponed a week anyway! A funny side note to this story: even now after MONTHS since it happened, Nate is still giving me a hard time about not grabbing the camera to snap pictures when he passed out and fell off the toilet in the middle of the night a couple days after the surgery! The first argument in my defense: I was a little more concerned about the fact that my 260 lb. husband was wedged between the wall and toilet and only semi-responsive to me, than grabbing a camera. I was actually on the verge of calling the paramedics when he finally started coming around. The second argument in my defense: he was buck NAKED. No joke. He'd taken off his tops because they rubbed against his incisions, and obviously he'd pulled the bottoms down around his ankles to use the restroom! Who would want to see pictures of that?!! Maybe someday, he'll forgive me for worrying more about his health and dignity in that moment, than missing out on a photo op!
He decided to take some snaps of the after-math himself, anyway!All in all, I'd say April was quite the month!
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