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APRIL 2007 ARCHIVE

 

POSTED:  April 29, 2007

 

We took Abby on her first camping trip last night.  She had a blast !! 

 

 

Abby loved the trees !!!

 

 

 

She slept great & she really enjoyed the cool weather that we had when we woke up this morning.

 

 

We had no idea we would be so popular when we camped.  We had people staring at us from every direction.  They were not staring from afar either, they were right up at the door of our tent watching every move we made.  We found out that when you camp here, you need to bring extras of everything to share with your “new friends.”  Fortunately, we had enough extra tea to share with others.  Here’s a picture of some of our camping buddies.

 

 

We had a few really pretty views from right around our campsite.   We woke up to this view:

 

 

We hiked just down the hill and this is what we saw:

 

 

 

POSTED:  April 13, 2007

 

It’s so much fun to drive down the road & see wild animals.  We’ve seen monkeys, baboons, wild pigs, porcupines, deer, and wild cats.   If you look real closely you can see the baboon we saw crossing the road the other day.  Look at the concrete blocks on the right side of the road.

 

 

 

POSTED:  April 12, 2007

 

We went to the grocery store this week & we couldn’t believe what we found . . . . Dr. Pepper !!  That may not sound very exciting to you, but it made Andy’s year !!!  One of the things we miss most here is American comfort food.  Periodically, our parents will send us Dr. Pepper in the mail.  Andy will save them for a VERY SPECIAL occasion and then drink one.  We couldn’t have been happier to walk into our local grocery store & see the “find of a lifetime.”

 

 

 

POSTED:  APRIL 8, 2007

 

We had a great Easter.  We started off the morning reading the Easter Story !!  After that, we let Abby look at her Easter Basket.  She really enjoyed the cheerios inside her Easter Eggs !! 

 

 

After that, we went to lunch at a friend’s house.  Abby loved playing with Samuel’s daughters !!  All three girls are in Traditional Clothes for the Holiday.

 

 

After lunch, Samuel let Abby ride his horse.

 

 

Then he let her look at his cows.  She had a blast !!

 

 

 

POSTED:  APRIL 6, 2007

 

A friend of ours gave Abby a blow up swimming pool.  She absolutely LOVES it !!

 

 

 

POSTED:  APRIL 2, 2007

 

We thought these pictures were hilarious.  This is Abby’s new “food in the dew” hairstyle.