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Downtime

 Today we took the day off. Normally, when on vacation, we like to pack our days and go, go, go until we return home. An extended vacation like this presents different challenges. The kids have wanted a day off (maybe not Cormac) to just play and hang out. Ammon and I have been fighting this nasty cold that just will not relent. Azure was still really sore from her accident. So we decided to do...nothing! 

Ammon and I hit up a grocery store while the kids hung out at the Air BnB. Then we took turns using the sauna and resting. I had a good nap. In the evening we watched a movie as a family. The owner of our Air BnB kept sending us trails nearby to check out. I think he was concerned we weren't leaving. We couldn't do our original plan for the day because of Azure's arm and Ammon wasn't feeling well enough for it anyway, so we rested.

I did snap a picture of our view out the window. Then I attempted to get some pictures of Azure's injuries. Her face bruises don't show up great in the pictures and they definitely hurt worse than they look.



Cormac needed some attention too.


Lastly, I get a kick out of watching Ammon navigate through our Air BnB. He has to duck through every doorway.



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  1. Mark DahlJuly 1, 2024 at 9:21 PM

    We sure are praying that you all get to feeling better quickly.

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