The next day I had convinced everyone to go on a short hike to the river to let the kids play since well our little river lunch idea didn’t pan out so well before. Brinkley mentioned how much she hates hiking….and that she wished she had her stroller but I told her it was such a little hike she wouldn’t even stress.
Being that I was in charge I searched for directions to the trailhead. It took us straight to a small parking lot off of a private road. Not what I remembered but hey, it’s was google and All Trails said so it must be right. We started up the road looking for the trail. And we kept going..and kept going. Still no trail. At this point it had been a decent hike and we hadn’t even gotten to the start of it. 😟 Now Brinkley was wondering what I had gotten her into and we had 2 toddlers not having fun. Oops! Finally we made it to the trail…and next to a lovely parking lot that was for people with small children. 😬 That would have been nice. After some time debate we scurried down to the river as fast as we could so the kids could at least play for a minute before going back for naps. Thank goodness for Matt who ran all the way down to the truck while we hiked back so he could pick us up.
Later that evening we grabbed dinner in town at Bonez. I think we all stuffed our faces it was so good. Maisey and Mack were like 2 peas in a pod and having a blast just playing together and sharing their toys. We laugh cause Maisey loves to pull Mack along saying, “Come on!” and talk his ear off and he just looks at her. Such a typical girl and boy relationship. They really are the cutest together!
That night we FINALLY got to play some games together. See every time we hang out we play some sort of cards or dice game and each night this trip with 3 kids to put to bed we struggled to ever make it happen.
The next day we had a morning meeting with a builder (poor Hansens had to deal with us having so many meetings while they were here) and Maisey seemed a little off but she hadn’t been a fan of these meetings so I didn’t think much of it. After it was done I asked Matt to just drop her and I off at a playground cause I felt like she may want to play since she had been stuck doing business. I was apparently very wrong. She was miserable and I was realizing this may be her getting sick. After being stuck at a playground with a sick kid Matt finally made it back with the truck while him and Taylor went off to do…you guessed it….a bike ride. Road not mountain this time. I rushed her back to camp and gave her a fever reducer to help with pain. I could tell we were dealing with an ear infection.
Once the boys were back she felt better cause she rested and had meds. They were now in charge of the kiddos because a few days ago Brinkley and I made massage appointments. I felt guilty going but knew she’d be fine. We went to Escape Bodywork and it was amazing! It was a much needed moms only time.
After we returned the Hansens packed up and rolled out in order to let their kiddos sleep some on the ride back home. Knowing that they’ll only be a 6 hour drive away when we’re up here is exciting!
Now it was time for me to pack up for a flight the next morning…..
Driving Miss Maisey 