Summer Vacation

 Summer vacation 2020 covid style looks differently that we had planned. At the first of the year we made plans to drive to Michigan for our vacation! 2020 is teaching us plans change. We decided to vacation with cousins in Zions around the end of March/first of April. Then covid did its things and those plans were cancelled as everything closed. Up until about the first of August, we weren't sure what would happen with vacation. Keiths sister, Julie, and her family waited to hear from colleges if school would resume. When we finally got word they were, Julie and her family made the trek to Utah to drop off their college kids. We then made awesome plans to meet them in Yellowstone! I have never been there! Well.... covid continued to do its thing. Keith and I both got sick with the ole Rona. So, we spent the first week of our vacation in lock down quarantine. FINALLY the health department cleared us to play!  So, play we did!! Our first real outing was Frisbee golf. It was nice to be outside... until it reached close to 100. Then I had enough.

What is the best way to heal asthma, covid infused lungs? Hike. We are not a hiking family. Not even a little bit. This hike was rough on me some of us. Fine, it almost killed me. I have been trying to loose weight and I hit a MAJOR wall on July 1. In the month of July I didn't loose a single pound and I was rather depressed. I decided I needed to kick my body in the booty and double my exercise efforts. So, I hiked. I almost died. These girls were awesome on the hike and it was so nice to have Anna around to fill my Corrine void. I really miss Corrine. A lot.

Im glad I didn't die. Im also glad I kept moving. The waterfall was BEAUTIFUL. Keith was awesome to help Kate, Sariah and I. He has been my biggest cheerleader with the weight loss, hikes, dealing with the kids, homeschool... what ever I do he is always telling me I can do it.

Sariah and I struggled. We struggled a lot. We were pretty happy to get a picture at the top together. We survived!

Horsetail falls is so beautiful!

 

The next day we did the next thing to cure my asthma, covid lungs. We went on another hike! This one wasn't as bad as the first, but I still wondered if I would die. Apparently it takes more than a little hike to kill me. I guess thats good news!

Once again, Sariah and I were hiking buddies.

Kate loved playing in the water. She also enjoyed her "victory crackers!" She saved crackers to eat when we made it to the waterfall. Everyone needs a victory cracker. 

We loved this hike! I might actually go back and do it again. Maybe.