Rollin Out

After we got home from Hawaii we pretty much quietly rolled out the end of the summer. We had a lot of quiet time together at first because we really did have jet lag but we also had just missed each other SO much! The first couple of days the girls were both velcroed to me and craving my time and normal routine. 10 days was a long time to be in Hawaii and be apart. And 3 weeks and 6 airplanes was a lot of travel time so it was great to finish the summer out together at home.

Unpacking after two big trips and totally getting our lives back together was kind of a deal and not my favorite, but so worth it! Our house’s birthday was a favorite (Keags naturally gave the house a happy birthday hug) and Evan went into the MTC to begin his mission while his mom, dad and sisters cried for days. While still on Hawaii time we all took naps several days in a row which was a dream come true and we had fun late nights at the French’s. Keagan also finally mastered blowing a bubble with her gum despite my extreme hatred for gum.

Unfortunately a couple days into being home Riley and I got a weird stomach bug and of course it hit Riley harder and took her longer to recover. But Im just SO thankful she was healthy during all of our travels! The great news is Sami has been home from college for 2 weeks. That was perfect timing so I could pay her to watch the girls while I went back to work last week and worked full time every day. We had so much to do at work so it was comforting to know the girls were in good hands and having fun, but that didn’t save me from having mommy guilt unfortunately. The  girls painted, played, watched movies, went to Avery’s house and swam while I got back in full work mode after an awesome summer off. We had Avery over to our house too but Sister Lake took Keagan on a dollar store shopping spree that was even more fun then taping streamers to the ceiling fan and making up performances at our house! We had some really fun family dinners at Cheescake Factory with the Fosters and French’s, BJs with the Fosters and BBQ the other night at out our house with the Fosters and Ginn’s to celebrate Kari’s birthday. Of course all of those were full of lots of laughs, even the almost 5 hour experience at Cheescake Factory! 

This past Thursday both girls were so excited to wear their new Mahaffey shirts to Meet the Teacher night. They were more thrilled to see so many faculty and friends they love! We all feel really good about Keagans teacher Mrs Goolsbee and Riley’s teacher Mrs Acosta and know this is going to be a great year. Friday night we went to Mahaffey spirit night at the roller skating rink and had a great time “rollin back to school.” Instead of keeping Riley on the sidelines this time I brought her old wheelchair so she could participate. She had a ball and it worked great minus the one time Keagan fell and launched the wheelchair across the rink! Oops!

Tonight we had Pakka breakfast with the Fosters and French’s for dinner and as tradition goes Todd gave all the kids back to school priesthood blessings that were wonderful! Now the backpacks are all packed and new clothes are sitting out as we watch summer slip away into the night. Tomorrow my babies awake as 4th graders and start the new adventure that awaits them! I can’t wait to see all the greatness this year has in store for all three of us! Now let’s get this rollin!