kansas city and the ER

This past weekend we decided to take our very first "vacation" away from St. Louis since Ethan's diagnosis! It was a last minute decision, but we wanted to take advantage of everyone being healthy and just get a chance to get out of town for a bit!

And really, we had a BLAST. Pete spoiled us and booked us a couple of nights at The Great Wolf Lodge, which is basically kid city with a huge indoor waterpark and tons of family-friendly activities. SO MUCH FUN. I'll let our pictures tell the story.

All in all, it was great to get a chance to get away and enjoy time together in a different city.

While we were in KC, Ethan started some minor cold symptoms and a pretty decent cough. Thankfully, it didn't escalate while we were in KC, but he did end up spiking a fever yesterday morning (Tuesday) and so we had to take a trip to the ER for labs, cultures, chest x ray, and a dose of IV antibiotics (which are always routine for any fever in case it is a bacterial infection). He tested positive for RSV, a respiratory virus and his are counts up, and so thankfully, we did not have to be admitted.

The sick trend continued today in our house with sweet Eloise starting a fever and some vomiting.

So, with all that said --- would you please pray that both Ethan and Eloise heal quickly from their sicknesses? And for protection for Ethan from any worsening issues from his cough/virus. We so appreciate your prayers for us!