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This horse gives a crazy fast ride once you put the money in. Abigail gets a kick out of it.


We were in a toy store and Abigail was playing with the toys they had out for the kids to play with. She picked up a doll that was in a box and I thought she was going to try and take the doll out. I said, "Oh, unfortunately Abby we can't take the doll out the box to play with." She put it down and played with other things. A few minutes later I said, "Okay Abby, time to go!" She replied very seriously, "Unfortunately Mommy, I need to play some more." Classic.

We went to Shipshewanna, Indiana with some friends. It is a great Amish town. They have the largest flea market this side of the Mississippi and lots of fun little shops. Its really cool to see the horse and buggies driving on the rode next to the cars. Abigail of course loved the carousel the best.






Abby looking cute, read to go on a Sunday walk. Michigan is really so beautiful. The trees are filling out with their green leaves. This is just right at our apartment complex.

Abby is a Land Before Time fan. So she really enjoyed seeing what Little Foot would look like as an adult.



We went on a day trip to a Binder Park Zoo in Battle Creek, Michigan. Abigail's favorite part was the carousel.


In this picture you can see a potted plant. Abigail brought home a little seed from sunbeams. She and Benjamin have been very diligent about watering it, letting it get enough light and repotting it as it has grown bigger. Its actually an apple tree. Its been a lot of fun.

I cut Abigail's hair. She asked me to and I thought it was a good idea for summer.

We got to tour a local firestation. Abby and I both enjoyed it.

Spring

Here are some pictures highlighting some of the activities we've had over the past few weeks. The first several are of Abigail and I going to the MSU horse and cow farms with some friends in the branch.

This next set of pictures is from when our branch did a Hawaiian luau activity that was a lot of fun. Benjamin pulled some sweet moves on the limbo and I got first place in my age division for hula hooping. Abigail enjoyed everything. The final video of Abigail hula hooping is hillarious to me!

We have been borrowing a car from a friend and before we took it back we cleaned it all. Abigail loved the Fabreeze. We used half a bottle of it. It made for a great Saturday morning activity!

Abby and I have gone on a few nature walks. Michigan is really pretty this time of the year. On Saturdays I take Abigail on a tricycle ride to a business that is down the road from our apartment. It is a very pretty walk. Abby loves her tricycle.

300 Calories a Day Keeps the Dodgballers at Bay

Well, I've been to the gym now 9 times according to my Burgers for Buns program and tonight I believe I proved that it's working! I went to play in a multi-ward game of dodgeball tonight and had a great time. I didn't get exhausted until we were nearly done, but that is not the reason I know my workouts are paying off.

In our version of dodgeball your team can score two points for getting every person out on the opposite side or one point for knocking over a little pin that is carefully guarded by the other team. About half way through a round I chucked a ball clear across the court in a line drive that OBLITERATED the pin! I smashed it into three pieces with the insides flying out all over the place. I had Emily take a picture of me with the remains to preserve for posterity.

Who's the McChicken now, huh?!

March and April pictures

We got to go to some friends house for Easter. They had 50 people there from the branch. The food was incredible and it was a lot a fun. We really missed being close to family and this felt like going to a family party for us. We really appreciated it. We have been really blessed to have wonderful people around us here in Michigan.
We house sat for some friends of ours and had a wonderful time. They have animals that Abigail really enjoyed talking care of. On April 5th we were surprised to wake up to 7 inches of snow! What was crazy was that the Friday before that we were outside riding on Abby's tricycle in 68 degree weather. The snow was really pretty though. It felt like Christmas.








Grandma and Grandpa Forsyth sent Abigail an Easter dress that she loves! She calls it her Cinderella princess dress. She wore it on Easter and got a lot of compliments. People would say something like, "Oh, Abigail your dress is so pretty." She would smile, flutter her eyes and do a little spin, then tell them it was her princess dress from Grandma and Grandpa and that they have a park and a dog named Jack. It was cute.










Abigail helps me a lot with cooking. Her specialty is enchiladas.





Abby had fun at a friends princess birthday party.

There were some free days at the Lansing Zoo we took advantage of. We had a great time.