Ugh.

Our anniversary got hijacked by wildfires out at Warm Springs. Poor Ryan is stuck out there all day and all night, so we didn't even see eachother on our anniversary. And as if that wasn't a big enough bummer, Kate woke up and was clearly not feeling well. We've both caught a summer cold, which must be some bad strain or something because we've had it nearly all week. Whenever Kate's had the sniffles in the past, they're gone in a day or so and she barely slows down. Today she woke up and was completely lethargic and quiet. She NEVER sits still and today she would barely move. She was also tugging at her ears, so I thought this might be her first ear infection. So, I took her to the doctor. Turns out that she just has a cold and, luckily, no ear infection and her lungs sound fine. On the plus side, this was the first time she's ever had to visit the doctor with an illness so I guess that means she's pretty healthy all-around. But it was not the way Ryan or I had planned to spend our 5th anniversary! Kate must have been listening to me because she looked at me today and said, "Poor Daddy. He's stuck working on the fire." We're hoping he can at least come home and get some rest some time this weekend, and we'll celebrate 5+ years next weekend!