Monday morning, Matthew again had a fever and he'd been coughing all night so after breakfast, we took him to urgent care. The diagnosis? Pneumonia. Poor kid! They put him on an antibiotic and a cough/decongestant medicine. He has been doing much better since (acting normal with no fever, just some coughing).
We then headed out of Texarkana to Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas. U has wanted to go to the park ever since he read about it as a kid. The roads we traveled were narrow, back roads with occasional small towns (population 68 in one of them). We enjoyed digging through the dirt. No diamonds were found, although we did find some cool rocks.
Playing with toys in his room.
Getting xrays. The gown was a bit large!
We then headed out of Texarkana to Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas. U has wanted to go to the park ever since he read about it as a kid. The roads we traveled were narrow, back roads with occasional small towns (population 68 in one of them). We enjoyed digging through the dirt. No diamonds were found, although we did find some cool rocks.
Drive into the park.
Lots of time in the car.
Looking and digging.
Megan searching for treasures. We got a shovel for each of the kids to use. Megan lost hers. Twice. The second time was permanent.
Sarah sifting the dirt. She'd really been looking forward to visiting the park and thought she'd make her fortune. She discovered it was hard work and not so easy to find diamonds. She still enjoyed looking.
Matthew, Me and Megan.
Sarah and Megan doing some wet sifting.
Matthew was feeling a bit tired (remember he has pneumonia) so he and I watched for a bit. We decided to head for the car when we were caught in a torrential downpour. Everyone got soaked and muddy!
Megan, Matthew and U as we were leaving.
Matthew, Megan and Me.
Sarah.
We have discovered why it is so green out east: It rains. A lot. It rained the entire drive from Crater of Diamonds to Memphis and most of the way from Memphis to Atlanta. Thankfully, none was as hard as the rain Saturday evening or Sunday afternoon.
Crossing into Tennessee.
Heading into Mississippi. We were on surface streets, so this is the only sign.
"Sweet Home Alabama."
Georgia.
The Olympic torch in Atlanta.
Greenville, we will see you soon!
We went to the monthly Lego build where the kids built dragonflies.
Some were more thrilled with the activity than others....
We then went to U's Aunt Kathlene and Uncle Mike's home in Buford, Georgia. They have a beautiful home on a lake and everyone was looking forward to spending a bit of time out of the car.
