The first day we got there, we unloaded all the cars, and since the kids were really helpful this year, they got to go swimming in the evening. Then all the next morning they were in the water until lunch...when they all started itching...badly! For the first few hours, there was no rash, so we thought maybe it was a new sunscreen they had all used. But by bed time this rash appeared (which is actually "better" in this picture than it was). First we thought it was chiggers, but by morning it was pretty clear it was more likely swimmers itch. We took the three worst cases to Urgent Care for some meds and spent the rest of the week fighting Riley to take them! Turns out, each person has a different sensitivity to this and so some of them were fine after just some Benadryl, but I would say Riley has very little pain tolerance and she maybe got it the worst! (Although Kiley's tummy was a MESS of polka dots!) The rest of the week, we had to put a special sunscreen that was a barrier to protect from swimmers itch. It was kinda stinky, but it worked! We didn't have to stay out of the water!
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