Trying to Survive

I seem to go through a slump each year where the blogging world gets away from me! This past month has been difficult health wise so I haven't stayed caught up. I'm still struggling trying to figure out how to cope with the changes of my body. It is so strange to me that all of a sudden I can't eat certain things. I've been living off of turkey sandwiches and a lot of plums! I have a few doctor appointments in the next couple of weeks so hopefully I'll have new answers. 

Our summer family vacation has already come and gone. Dave managed to get two full weeks to take us to Idaho. Makel got married and we decided to stay a week after to play in the Idaho sun. I forget how humid Ohio is until we leave! It was so nice to have Dave around the clock and I'm finding myself having a hard time now that we're back. We got to have Grandpa Michael's "awful waffles" which are still my favorite a couple of times. The girls loved filling up Grandma's big jet tub and pretending to swim in it. They stayed in so long that I didn't think they would un-prune! Grandma surprised the grand kids with a blow up bounce house. I think Avery could of lived in it if we would of let her. Dave got to spend a day with Jeremy mountain biking in Jackson Hole. Andrea came over from Salmon and we went and did some lady things kid free. I wish we lived closer to each other as I long for a good friend. We had to go take Addison to have her foot x-rayed because she wouldn't even walk on it. It turned out to only be a sprain. Dave had a crazy allergic reaction to some weeds and was swollen for almost 3 days! Dave started out with a cold and manged to pass it to Avery and then myself. I was miserable the last 4 days that we were there. I always seem to get sick with the transition of climate. We were lucky enough to get some family photos taken by Dave's cousin Lindsey. She did such a great job. We had to be up and ready by 6 am and that was a little rough! The girls did pretty good and we went through a giant bag of M&Ms for smile bribes. We spent most of the first half of the time that we were there prepping for the wedding. We helped make decorations, lots and lots of food and then setting up. The weather wasn't super good the day of the wedding. The rain held off for almost the whole reception. Makel made a beautiful bride and the girls had fun getting dressed up in fancy dresses. Idaho was a fun trip and I enjoyed it even more this summer with Dave being there:)