Respite

As I have said before, my youngest daughter has special needs. We love her to death but she requires lots of extra care because of her medical condition. Fortunately, we have good friends and family who give us respite at times. Our good friend down in Richmond is a nurse and will take care of Makenzie for us some so we can have an extended break (more than just a couple of hours). This weekend would be one of those times.

Mary, Chuck and I have taken this opportunity to relax and spend some time together. Yesterday, we took it easy, watched a movie, practiced some driving with Mary and just hung out together. Today, we are headed to Red River Gorge to go hiking, just the three of us. I can't remember the last time we have been able to do this. We started hiking with Mary when she was 5 weeks old. When she could toddle, we would let her walk a little bit until she tired and then put her in the backpack after that. She grew up hiking and by the age of five could hike anywhere we could. When she would get really tired, Chuck would put her on his shoulders for a little break. She continues to love to hike.

I'll hopefully have pictures to share later. Looks like it is going to be a pretty day and good weather.