Kennewick trip and July 4th

The day after the marathon (Saturday) Macy came down with a fever. It sort of went away (or did it?) the next day, but came back full force on Tuesday. No strep or ear infection said the doctor on Wednesday. Thursday we headed to Kennewick. Still Macy felt awful. I pretty much held her for the whole week. She couldn't walk very well from being so weak. Friday evening in Kennewick the fever was still there so off we went to the ER (checking for a UTI they had to insert a catheter...one of the most traumatic experiences I've witnessed as a parent). Turns out her fever broke during the 5 hrs. we spent at the hospital. Just a virus, just one that lasted forever. The last day we had in Kennewick she felt better.

This was our 9th consecutive year of spending 4th of July in Kennewick...in the early years we had to pay to use the bouncy houses. Now they are free and there are about 4 or 5 of them.

The temp was about 104 on the day we were at the park. We spent a lot of time at the river and spray ground.

trying to get pics...the boy behind Peyton kept dragging his siblings through all the water. Everyone always says how much Macy looks like her daddy. I think it's he hair... :) Good morning sunshines.

All the cousins minus Macy and baby Wyatt. Top row: Whitney, Zach, Ashley, & Kortney. Bottom row: Peyton, Afton, Michal, and Easton

Papa & Macy

The marshmallow guns were a bit hit. The kids put them together and battled all day.

We ended up extending our stay and extra day we were having so much fun. It always passes so quickly. Easton said "should we make another paper chain counting the days until next Kennewick trip". I said "sure, but I'm not helping this time".