The kids were sick all of mid August with Hand, Foot, and Mouth disease. Poor things were miserable for half a week each and contagious for almost another full week so we spent plenty of time bonding over popsicles, applications of coconut oil, and playing blocks and trucks by ourselves.
They, understandably, also caught a bit of cabin fever after the most painful part of the sickness passed but we were still stuck home, alone and banned from playgrounds (where they might spread their germs).
One weekend afternoon we decided to try alleviating boredom with another geocache hunt in the park across the way. It was all dirt trails through the woods to our target...beautiful and quiet. Jon muscled the double stroller (filled with invalids) up and down the dirt bike paths, almost carrying it at one point to get across a too-narrow wooden walkway.
But it was worth it (says the lady who did none of the carrying...). Owen was so excited to be on a 'treasure hunt' that he forgot about his sore feet and walked much of the trail back. The hour or so on the trails sparked his little boy imagination and got his mind off of the tedium of quarantine.
And Everly, she just loves the outdoors and was happy to sit quietly watching nature.
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