The day started out pretty rough with a night of no sleep, and an early trip to urgent care to get medicine for a nasty bug bite Kellyn had on her ear. I was exhausted, and I wasn't too hopeful that the day would go well. We packed up the kayaks, fishing gear, food and went anyway.
After we arrived Aric put on his life jacket and horsed around with Ryan in typical boy fashion. In untypical boy fashion Aric had a panic attack while wearing his life jacket that manifested in whispers and slurred speech. It was bizarre and scary. Thankfully we were at the home of a nurse, who immediately took over and made sure Aric was fine. After resting on the couch for awhile sans life jacket with Ryan, Aric was back to his normal self. So the four of us headed down to the pond.
We first tried fishing, but the fish were having nothing to do with our lures and we didn't bring any worms or bobbers.
The kids quickly became impatient and requested to go kayaking instead. Except for Kellyn who decided she would just watch us from the shore. I sat with Kellyn on the shore while Ryan and Aric kayaked.
Pretty soon the rest of the party joined us and Kellyn decided to go for a very short kayak ride.
Ryan brought Aric back to shore, because Aric was acting funny again. Aric came over to sit by me. After talking to him for a bit, trying to figure out what was wrong, I realized he was going to throw up. I quickly leaned him forward. After that Aric was happy to be held for awhile and watch everyone else kayak.
It was quite entertaining to not kayak. There was a dog who learned to swim, and tried to get into the kayaks on the water, a capsized kayak, and a search in the muck for a lost shoe.
It was a great way to spend a day. Thankfully the hot weather we were expecting was replaced with some light rain, cool breezes, and plenty of clouds to make it overcast.
It was a wonderful way to spend time with loved ones. Despite the medical maladies, I'm ready for the next time we can go back.
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