~Annual Smeding/Dutson Reunion~

This year the reunion was a little different than others for us.  We had gotten our camper dewinterized (yes this was the first camping trip of the year for us, and the last since summer is over), started packing things up for the weekend, and were getting excited to spend a weekend in the mountains.  However, our plans changed when Mckell came home from school sick on Friday.  She has complained for the last week and a half that she had the worst headaches, she complained that her stomache hurt, and she lost her voice for a couple of days due to a yucky cold.  But she acted fine, didn't have a fever, so we just went about our everyday ruetines.  I think by Friday her body couldn't take anymore.  She had a fever of 105 degrees that I could not get to break.  Finally, Saturday I took her to the doctors to see what was wrong.  She only complained that her tummy hurt.  No sore throat, no sore ears, no achy body.  Just a tummy ache.  Well the doctor said she was a mess.  Her throat looked terrible, they tested her for strep but it came back negative.  She also had an ear infection, as well as pnemonia in her left lung.  We got a very strong antibiotic, and went home to spend the rest of our labor day weekend without camping.  Sunday she seemed to perk up a bit, so we decided to go up to the reunion for the night.  Mckell would just stay inside the camper.  I'm glad we went.  It was fun to get away, even if it was just for the night.

My poor, sick Mckell.

Prizes from the fish pond.

Mckell snuck out for a bit to make some balloon flip flops.

We ran out of balloons, so Lexi's flip flops were made from material.

Dave, Hunter, and Marley had fun playing in the river.

Devin made balloon animals for all the kids.

The kids had fun, as always, playing capture the flag, hearing scary stories by the campfire, hitting the pinata, having a fish pond, and playing in the dirt.  It was a short, but fun reunion.