Summer 2011 (Days 4 & 5)

I don't seem to be able to remember my camera lately, so no new pictures to post.
We're getting into the groove of summer vacation, and the weather has been very helpful!

Yesterday our friends Beth and Dianna (age 4) came over for lunch, after which we went for a bike ride on the rec path and landed back at Beth's house for some swimming (it was hot!). Elijah was so tired, he fell asleep on the couch at 6:15 PM and once we moved him to his bed, he slept straight through until after 6:00 AM! He woke up a bit edgy, but we didn't think too much of it.

Today we had plans to meet a bunch of friends- Liz, with Reese (7) and Quinn (4); Mary, with Tyler (8) and Ava (6); and Selena with Catherine (9), Anna (7), Matthew (6) and Luke (2) for a hike. It was a much cooler day than yesterday and actually quite nice for a hike (which is actually more like a walk along a loop in the wooded area of a local park). Elijah was absolutely miserable throughout the entire hike. In fact, I couldn't wait for it to be over, it was NOT fun for me at all-- he was whiny and complainy and just plain horrible. After lunch, the rest of the gang stayed to swim in the river, but we blasted out of there. When we got home, Elijah was so lethargic that we took his temperature and realized he had a fever-- no wonder he was so awful during the hike, poor guy!!! It's been very low-grade, but just enough to make him uncomfortable. Oh well, better luck next time! He took a 3+ hour nap and seems to be feeling better this evening :-)