Easter

Today was Easter. We did the Easter egg hunt yesterday afternoon. Melinda had prepared sand pails for them with candy. Most of it was just left over from the week before when we met up with the family in Vernal. Mom did a little Easter egg hunt with candy and plastic eggs. We were going to color eggs, but Melinda forgot to buy some at the store and it seemed like too much work at the time, so we just used the plastic eggs.

We had a good time in Vernal, even though it was a long drive there and a long drive home. On the way the kids were feeling sick which made them ornery. On the way home they slept most of the way, but I was tired and sore from playing and sun-burned from spending so much time at the park. Mom and Fred and Rachel and Greg and Melinda and I went to the Vernal temple to do sealings. Becky forgot her recommend, and Robby did feel well. It was great to be outside in the sun – we played Frisbee and threw a football.

Alex's Birthday

The 7th was Alex’s birthday. Melinda got up really early that morning and went to WalMart to get him some presents. The first thing he went after and his favorite gift of the day was a box of Wheat Thins. Only after he grabbed the box, had Melinda open it and grabbed some crackers was he ready to look at this other presents. He knew it was his Birthday and he was pretty happy about it. I slept in his room part of the night because he woke up crying. I asked him a couple times in the early morning if it was his birthday, and he just nodded his head yes. We went over to Chik-Filet for lunch and the kids played on the play set.

Abby is really smart. Melinda and I are both very impressed. Just yesterday Abby was saying that “Tomorrow is Sunday. We get to go church.” She then added, “No Shopping on Sunday”. We assume that she must have learned that from primary, but how amazing that she would remember it and recite it.

Today I am helping her with her “ABCD’s” as she calls them. I printed our large, hollow block letters for her and she has done 4 complete sheets tracing inside the letters. She loves it.