We flew home from Utah on August 2nd. Richard was starting to feel a little sick and by the time we got home, he was exhausted. The next day he woke up and felt awful so he decided to take a COVID test and it pretty much immediately showed positive. He and I were both pretty sick for about 5 or 6 days and it took even longer to get our full strength back. Kaylee was a little sick but wasn't too bad and McKenna and Brooklyn both seemed to escape with no symptoms. It was not a fun way to come home but we were so grateful that we were able to do everything in Utah first. And especially grateful that we somehow didn't give it to my parents!
We had a very boring couple of weeks as we recovered and couldn't be around people. The girls really struggled going from constant fun and entertainment in Utah to being stuck at home with nothing to do and no one else to play with. The first couple days when Richard and I were so sick, McKenna really stepped up and took such good care of Brooklyn. They created a very intricate game that took up the entire floor of the play room and played it for a solid three days. She was also very sweet in helping Brooklyn get food and making sure she was taken care of. It was really great to see and so helpful for us.
I was also very grateful that we got out of quarantine in time for the kids to go to school for the first day. I think they were very excited to get out of the house and see people again! Ha ha. Kaylee started a new school again, since 6th grade is in it's own building, and Brooklyn was happy to have Mckenna with her for one more year. We decided to try out having the kids ride the bus again this year and Brooklyn was excited to try it out.
Kaylee has really loved being in Young Women's this year and has an amazing group of girls her age. One of the fun activities they did to start off the school year was Chalk Wars, which was really fun. She was a hilarious sight coming home dyed all colors of the rainbow!
