good days :)

i've have a couple good days with my family recently :)

saturday was insanely hot! almost triple digits in Michigan. yikes!
my husband went out for a bike ride in the morning, trying to catch the coolest part of the day, still came in panting and stripping off his shirt and plopping in front of the fan.

we basically just did chill things all day; coloring books, games, movies, naps.. very nice. and it made my heart smile when my husband, who normally is very "gotta do stuff" just let his body tell him what to do and relaxed as well. :)

Sunday, he went out and moved the lawn before church, and after we made two quick stops and then came home and chilled again. i did pick up a couple things here and there, but we made sure to just enjoy each other.

Today, i made sure to get up a bit early to enjoy my coffee before i had to wake people up. the girls had their first appointment with their new dr, which ended up being the same dr they had, just switched to a different practice. that was nice, because we knew it would be a female and she had a bit of history with them. on top of that, since Zoe is showing some symptoms of EDS, doc recommended a referral to get her tested for it as well. :) and doc also feels like Zoe should be taking some allergy meds, and not just the asthma meds. it could be why zoe keeps getting these headaches and we've already basically ruled out not eating enough, dehydration, vision problems (she's 20/20!). i'm thinking it might be pots. we'll see what the geneticist at UofM tells us. Jazmine and Livy got "tested" for it at Toledo.

i like that their dr even checked their backs to make sure they were straight, as well. I know at one point, there was a concern for scoliosis in Alivia.

when we got home from the dr's office, zoe and i cuddled up to rest for 30 minutes, we snacked a little and then dropped Jazmine off at the library for her volunteer shift. i took the other two to the park for an hour. beautiful outside!! then i treated Zoe to her free ice cream she earned doing the reading program at the library, treated livy and myself to mcdonalds fries, and after dinner or fish sticks, fish fillets and sweet corn (which everyone devoured!! even Brian!), i took Jazmine to some alone time at The Spotted Cow because she had a gift card. :) that was so much fun, we even jumped on the Marco Polo app, and shared some of our craziness with my best friend. :)

after we came home, i watched a mermaid movie with Zoe and now the kids are getting ready for bed.

it's been a really good couple of days. :)
tomorrow i'll get up with Brian and go to get my blood drawn and my thoracic X-ray done. then i'll be home crafting as much as my body can handle.

so thankful to my Lord for the blessings i've had, and that He continues to pour on me, if i only listen and look for them. thank you God.