Finley started feeling really bad and it turned out he had urinary crystals that nearly blocked his urethra. So he had to spend a lot of time at the vet getting fluids and having tests done. Good thing the vet techs there are so nice! Brenda gave him lots of cuddles and sent us a picture.
Now he’s healthy again and enjoying his favorite spot – the window perch. He even found a bug on the other side of the window that he was very interested in.
Sunnie missed her brother and was happy to have him back.
I missed him, too! I’m glad he’s feeling well again.
My school district gives out free lunch to all of the kids. So after my morning Zoom classes, we walk to one of the school buses that hands them out. It’s a nice little ten minute walk to break up the day.
We drove to Battle Ground, WA to have a socially distanced river outing with some of Mommy’s friends and their kids.
I decided I didn’t want to go floating in the river after all (so cold!), but I did use our raft as a couch while I had a snack.
The East Fork Lewis River is really cool. I drive over it every time I go to Kenji’s house! While wading in it, I saw tadpoles, river snails, and caddisfly larvae!
I went on my first camping trip! We headed west to Powder Creek Ranch in the Shiloh Valley. I loved the creek immediately and spent most of the afternoon there.
Next thing you know, it was time to start a fire. I collected kindling around the campsite and Daddy got the fire going.
Then I spotted a deer who came for a snack from the nearby apple tree!
On our first night, we had chicken sausages for dinner, cooked on our propane stove.
Once it got dark, it was time for bed. But then we woke up to this beautiful view of our creek.
We went for a walk around the ranch to look for farm animals – and we found them!
When we got back, it was time for an oatmeal breakfast. A bunch of moths were sleeping on our picnic table. I gently poked one and it fluttered away.
I loved this hill and rolled down it on my skateboard, dubbing it “The Campsite Coaster.”
Then it was time to wade in the creek again. My goal was to walk all the way to the Nestucca River, but the rocks were too slippery to make it. Also, the water was cooooooold!
For lunch, we had ramen cups. They were good!
And then it was time to make a fire again. We had a lot of firewood, so we got it started early.
For our second night, we made pie iron pizzas on the fire.
And s’mores, of course!
It was super fun and I’m already thinking about where I want to go camping next summer!
