We decided it was about time Graham came out camping with us. Not wanting to rough it entirely (I am rather pregnant after all!) I decided a yurt was a good option. For those that don’t know, a yurt is a glorified tent – has beds/futon, table/chairs, electricity, and a hard floor. Oh – and heat….heat was definitely a good thing to have this past weekend :)
The adventure really started in the wee hours of Friday morning when Graham woke up crying…and then threw up all over his crib. Wil helped me get the crib stripped and we took G to bed with us…where he threw up again. We eventually all got to sleep and Graham was in great spirits when he woke up Friday morning. I got him into the bath tub and gave him some breakfast…which he threw up :( Do you see the pattern forming here?? Apparently several children at the daycare had the same kind of evening, so between Wil, Jim, and myself we stayed home with Graham on Friday.
I thought Graham was doing much better by the time evening came – he had no fever, was running around like a mad man, and had kept down everything he had eaten since breakfast. I also thought it would be much easier to travel in the evening instead of the next morning…so off we went to our campground at Honeyman (on the coast!)
You probably won’t be surprised to hear that Graham threw up (twice) on the way over – oops. We finally made it and got beds set up quickly – we all really needed that.
We all slept quite well and Graham even slept in a little since we got to bed later than usual. He was ready to go when he woke up, so we (cautiously) ate breakfast then headed outside to play a bit. It was chilly and a bit misty at times - not ideal, but Graham was prepared with his raincoat and frog boots. We tried to take a walk to explore a bit, but Graham wanted to turn around and head back after just a little bit, and wanted me to carry him - good workout for me I suppose!
While Graham napped after lunch, Wil and I enjoyed some quiet time outside. I had my book (thanks mom!), a magazine, and my word find puzzles to keep me busy. Wil did some reading and also walked around exploring a little. He got fire wood for the evening and learned that there was a program about butterflies at the Nature Center at 3:00. Graham woke up in time to get to the butterfly presentation, but when he saw the HUGE playground next to the Nature Center, there was no way he was going anywhere but there.
Wil built a fire when we got back to the yurt and I got started on dinner. Graham definitely got lots of good outside time to play. I thought it would make him good and sleepy, but instead we had trouble getting him to sleep (he sat on the couch with us and watched a movie) and even though he went to sleep at 10ish, he was still wide awake and ready to go at 5:30am Sunday morning - EEK!
I had not slept very well at all, and Wil wasn't feeling well Sunday morning so it was hard to get started. Once I got up and moving though, Graham and I headed over to the dunes/beach. We had lots of fun building and stomping on sand castles (I'll let you guess who did which). Graham was also quite entertained by some birds that were dropping into the water looking for a morning snack :) We heard a lot of noise coming from the dunes right behind us - G was convinced they were airplanes and there was no telling him otherwise. He firmly told me "NO Mama - AIRPLANE!"
After the beach we went to the Nature center for a talk on slugs and "thoroughbred" slug races. We learned a lot about slugs - they tried to get Graham to touch one but he wasn't havin' it. He managed to stick out the whole presentation AND our slug won the race - woo hoo! Of course we had to visit the playground when we were done though.
We packed up and headed for home around lunchtime - Wil was feeling much worse by then and got sick in the car on the way home - luckily we still had the throw-up bowl handy. As a side note, I think it's funny that Graham has the same reaction to daddy throwing up as he does to mommy's singing and dancing - "NO DADDY/MOMMY NO!!" I assured him that daddy would be just fine - he asked Wil many times on the way home..."daddy allright?"
And so the yurt adventure came to end and we are left with piles of laundry and things that need to be unpacked. My sweatshirt has that great campfire smell - love it! Despite the less than ideal moments during the weekend, there were some very good and peaceful ones. Wil and I have always enjoyed hanging out at the yurt together - reading, soaking up the great outdoors, etc. It's fun to experience it all through Graham's eyes now - definitely an adventure :)
Quick Suki update: She looked good when we got home - I think a little stronger and definitely eating more as evidenced by the kitty throw-up upstairs....seriously, as if we needed more of that this weekend?! We will be talking to the vet today to see what kind of follow up is needed. We are cautiously optimistic about her condition...will have to wait and see I guess.
I will be heading home after work to get the house cleaned up a bit from our weekend away - Graham is excited to be spending the afternoon/evening with Pa-Paw. I have a few more pictures from the weekend and they can be found HERE – enjoy!
