It's been a while since I've had a chance to post. Things around here have been even busier and more exciting than usual [more on that coming soon]. I'm finally having a moment to catch the blog up on a few fun events from our Summer.
Last month we were blessed to be able to spend two weeks at the beach with my family, just like we have done in the past. It was a great time!
But first, a few pictures from our travel day.
As soon as we got slightly settled in at the house, the kids [and their parents] wanted to get to the beach as quickly as possible. And Chief wanted to see what this 'beach' was that we kept talking about.
He liked it.
He liked it.
David and Rachael absolutely LOVED
hanging out with their older cousins, Ricky and Cate. In fact, the house
we stayed in this year had a "boys' room" and a "girls' room". I think
they ALL thought that was fun. They all played so well together even
though their age range is so big [11 to 2].
Of course the beach was their main place to play.
After all that hard playing, they would nap even harder!
After all that hard playing, they would nap even harder!
The pool came in a close second on their lists.
David's confidence grew so much over the two weeks that by the end he was jumping in and swimming with NO wings!!
And Rachael was also swimming really well!
In the afternoon of our second day at the beach Chief started throwing up, became lethargic, and lost his appetite. At first, Ryan and I thought it was the heat or maybe he was overdoing it too quickly and just needed to rest. Well, after another day of not eating or playing, we knew something was wrong.
See the kibbles in his kennel with him? He wouldn't eat anything!
The next four days I was calling the vet every 3-4 hours checking on Chief. Did he eat? Is he happier? Did he throw up again? Same questions, usually the same answers. He didn't eat for days and was throwing up frequently. He was happy sometimes, but mostly wanted to sleep.
This man is a local and every morning walks with his dog, Rosie, and picks up trash on the beach. David and Rachael always loved talking with him and petting Rosie.
David wrote his name in the sand!
Ma made a really fun dessert- Sand Pudding. I think it will now be a staple on all beach trips.
Some fish were caught.
It rained one day, so we took a break from the beach and went to this really interesting aquatic research center about 45 minutes away.
Ready to go!
We got to see most of the animals eat their lunches. The coolest was the turtle.
Only Rachael took a short nap on the way back to the house, and both were still tired and wanted to "rest" together. This pictures makes my heart smile.
On another day just our family of four went out on the boat for the day to fish and have some time together.
David reeled in a grunt all by himself.
Rachael reeled in a catfish.
David couldn't wait to show Chief his fish AND to help clean it with his knife. [And Rachael helped too]
We all took the boat over to Port St. Joe for our annual boat ride/lunch/boat looking day.
Along the way, we found an awesome place where each kid was able to haul in a gigantic catfish.
We had a wonderful time and are looking forward to Round Two at the beach with Ryan's family in just a few weeks.
And Rachael was also swimming really well!
In the afternoon of our second day at the beach Chief started throwing up, became lethargic, and lost his appetite. At first, Ryan and I thought it was the heat or maybe he was overdoing it too quickly and just needed to rest. Well, after another day of not eating or playing, we knew something was wrong.
See the kibbles in his kennel with him? He wouldn't eat anything!
Ryan took Chief to a local vet and he diagnosed Chief with Parvo, a deadly virus that he was vaccinated against. We were in complete shock and felt a lot of frustration. We did everything right by getting him vaccinated and still he got sick. We knew it was a serious illness and chose to drive him 2 hours away to the nearest emergency vet so he could get 24 hour care to better his chances of survival. We left him there praying he would recover.
FINALLY on the fifth day he started eating some canned food- the sign that the Parvo was done tearing up his intestines. The vet informed us that we could come get our dog. Ryan and I jumped in the truck as quickly as we could to get our pup. Once back with us, he still wasn't 100%, but was clearly feeling better. He had lost SO much weight.
Because he needed to take it easy as he continued to regain his strength, he wasn't able to go to the beach. Additionally, because he was still shedding the virus, for the next few weeks we were to clean up after him AND clean the area with a bleach/water mix. It was all a small price to pay for having our dog alive and well.
While Chief was in the vet, and between my phone calls to the vet, our vacation went on.
This man is a local and every morning walks with his dog, Rosie, and picks up trash on the beach. David and Rachael always loved talking with him and petting Rosie.
David wrote his name in the sand!
Ma made a really fun dessert- Sand Pudding. I think it will now be a staple on all beach trips.
Some fish were caught.
It rained one day, so we took a break from the beach and went to this really interesting aquatic research center about 45 minutes away.
Ready to go!
We got to see most of the animals eat their lunches. The coolest was the turtle.
Only Rachael took a short nap on the way back to the house, and both were still tired and wanted to "rest" together. This pictures makes my heart smile.
On another day just our family of four went out on the boat for the day to fish and have some time together.
David reeled in a grunt all by himself.
Rachael reeled in a catfish.
David couldn't wait to show Chief his fish AND to help clean it with his knife. [And Rachael helped too]
We all took the boat over to Port St. Joe for our annual boat ride/lunch/boat looking day.
Along the way, we found an awesome place where each kid was able to haul in a gigantic catfish.
We had a wonderful time and are looking forward to Round Two at the beach with Ryan's family in just a few weeks.
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