SATURDAY, June 15
- NWA Naturals Baseball Game: Addison ate a half of a bag of popcorn by herself and washed it down with the better part of John's ice cream cone...but we were on vacation, so we lived it up!
- Father's Day: The boys (John, his dad, brother and nephew) started the morning with 9 holes of golf and came back to the pool for swimming and we grilled out.
- Superman Man Of Steel: It was a rainy day, so the boys went and saw a movie and Addison and I tinkered around the house
- Pizza & Bowling: The rain never really cleared up so we opted for pizza and bowling for evening entertainment. Addison wasn't a huge fan of bowling because she didn't like to let her ball roll down the lane, she wanted to keep/hold it.
- Surgery Day: John took Emily to the vet's office bright and early so she could have blood work done before her surgery.
- Roger's Aquatic Park: We met up with everyone (Mike, Chris and Landon) at the new water park right when it opened at 11. The park is great, it has 5 slides, a kid zone, a infant pool, lazy river and splash pad. Addison had a blast in the infant pool, it was 1ft deep and she splashed and jumped and 'swam' until she was blue...literally she was cold and her lips turned blue and she was shivering. Addison and I called our day short and made it home for a late nap.
- Emily Visit: Emily made it through surgery like a champ and we were able to stop by and see her before dinner. She tried to get up when she saw John even though she was drugged up.
- Dinner & A Walk: Since we were in Fayetteville to see Emily we ate dinner down there at Greenhouse Grill and then went for a quick walk on the trails. It was a beautiful evening.
- Floating & Fishing: The boys floated the Mulberry River and attempted to fish. Attempted being the very important word as no one really caught anything. But they had fun and that's whats important. Addison and I passed on the float trip and did our normal Wednesday routine...story time at the library, quick trip to Walmart, etc.
- Emily Visit: John made sure to stop in and see his little girl before and after the float trip. She was in really good spirits.
- Grill-Out: We made some yummy kabobs and brought them over to Mike's house for dinner. Chris and Landon had big plans to 'camp-out' in Grandpa Doc's backyard so we built a fire and had s'mores for dessert. John, Addison and I passed on camping, opting for the comforts of our own beds.
- Emily Visit: John made a trip down to Fayetteville first thing to see Emily. She was doing so good the doctors and nurses arranged for him to take her home, earlier than expected!
- Swim Lessons: Addison and I went to swim lessons and John was even able to come and watch. She was happy to see dad there but still didn't listen to the teacher :)
- Good Bye Emily: Emily wasn't acting normal when we got home from swim lessons. Once Addison went down for a nap, John rushed Emily back to the vet because she was in so much pain. They couldn't do much, there were complications from surgery and there wasn't anything they could do to relieve the pain. John was able to be with Emily the entire time and held her for the last hours of her life. She was in a lot of pain and she is in a better place, watching down on us now.
- Date Night: John and I had a date night planned and he didn't want to cancel it, so the two of us were able to sneak off and enjoy dinner together.
- Sleep Over: Chris and Landon slept over and that meant I had a someone to watch the basketball game with. Well actually Chris laid on the couch with his eyes closed for most of the fourth quarter but....
- Boating on Beaver Lake: We attempted a boat ride Friday morning. We packed everyone up, applied sunscreen and swimsuits and were ready for a day on the water. We got the boat off the lift and realized no one had a driver's licenses...then we realized the tags on the boat had expired...so back to the cars we went, no boat ride.
- Roger's Splash Park: We stopped by the Splash Park before heading home because we wanted to let Addison do something 'fun' after a morning of riding around in the car. She had fun, but it took a little convincing from daddy.
- Shrimp Boil: We invited everyone over for dinner on Friday night and decided to do something new -- a shrimp boil. It was SO good! We doubled the recipe and didn't really need to so we had way to much food but it was awesome and I have been enjoying shrimp cocktail for days now. :)
- Snotty Nose: Addison woke up with a snotty nose...yuck.
- Splish/Splash: We had some drop-ins for swimming, Chris and Landon swam for a bit before lunch and Susan and Lindsay came for a little bit while Addison napped.
- Errands & Dinner: We were pretty much back in our normal routine by this point so we ran a few errands before meeting up with Grandpa Doc for dinner.
- Drive-Thru Animal Safari: We took Addison to the drive-thru safari and zoo first thing Sunday morning. We got there shortly after it opened and it was great timing. We saw tons of animals -- zebras. deer, monkeys, rhinos, hippo, elk, kangaroos, pigs and so much more. Addison had as much fun sitting in the front seat of the car as she did looking at all of the animals.
- Boat Ride: We tried again for a boat ride....tags and registration updated - check, driver's licenses - check, sunscreen and swimsuits - check. We just were out for a few hours and John and Addison swam for a bit.
So all of our 'stay'cation memories might not be documented in pictures, but we have this long, wordy blog post to help us remember :)
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