All three of us have been working hard on Suessical and it’s paying off! This is going to be a really fun show in a couple weeks! We don’t even mind the masks and face shields we are just happy to be back at DPAC! Keagan just keeps getting better and better in her role of Jojo and Riley got a new role as the Elephant Bird! When Mrs Shea told her she was literally jumping up and down on the stage and the whole cast was cheering for her! It was the sweetest! Then when Mrs Shea gave stage direction and told everyone to scoot back, Riley yelled at everyone to give her the spot light! It was hilarious! Side note along those same lines, she has been known to stall on the way to choir so she can make a grand entrance for everyone to say hi! At DPAC they are also both in Ovation this year and mostly just Keagan is taking a dance class there once a week as well. Occasionally Riley goes to the dance class too but Keagan has really struggled with that and wanting to do a few things by herself which I do understand. DPAC is such a positive place full of friends that I think they would both be there every single night if they could!
We are back to having youth activities and we are thrilled about it! Keagan organized an activity herself for her class doing high fitness and it went great! The girls class also won the ward cookie bake off this past week with their Andes Mint Cookies! They’ve done crafts and zoom activities as well while I’ve enjoyed activities with the older girls I serve with. We are back going to church on Sunday too which has been great! Our services are just sacrament meeting while wearing a mask and sitting socially distanced every other row and they’ve even modified the cleanliness of how we partake of the sacrament. Young Women’s classes are still over zoom every other week so we are not totally back but we are enjoying what we are able to do.
School is going great! They both love it and both girls had all A’s and B’s on their first 9 weeks report cards! I have to occasionally remind them that their number 1 job is their academics and grades and that all the social stuff is a bonus. Several people have recently told me that both girls are super friendly in the halls and know so many people which doesn’t surprise me one bit! They have both made so many new friends which is great and they love having PE together! I think Keagan’s favorite part of the day is when I drop her off 10 minutes early before school to meets Callie, Zeke and Henry at the bike rack and walking home. She doesn’t walk all the way home but after I pick up Riley I pull around and wait for her at the end of Ash Valley street. There is a large group of them including Calli, Claire, Kaylee, Max, Donovan, Owen, Micheal, Eric, Kirk, Sarah and Lizzie who cut thru Wunderlich Farms and walk to the end of the street laughing and being crazy. Riley did have a sad experience when a classmate pushed her off her chair one day but otherwise is loving it! The transition from elementary to junior high has definitely been much smoother then I feared!
Of course I voted and prayed for our country during this turbulent time! We have watched and stressed during this 2020 Presedential election and I still have major concerns but I am fairly happy with the outcome and hope it is good for our country! My girls seeing the very first female Vice President is pretty dang awesome and I hope they see they really can do anything!
Keagan is the cutest and sometimes calls me from lunch! I love that girl and even with all our very strict rules the new phone has been both a blessing and a frustration like I knew it would! She
doesn’t totally love counseling yet but always ends up being glad she went! We both really like Mrs Lauren at Spring Grove Counseling!
Otherwise we have spent time together, with our family- lots of great dinners at the Frenchs lately and Taryn and I introduced Reagan, Keagan and Riley to the glory of Lubys! And of course the girls have had friend hang outs as much as they possibly can! Apparently I’m not supposed to call them play dates anymore.
Otherwise we have spent time together, with our family- lots of great dinners at the Frenchs lately and Taryn and I introduced Reagan, Keagan and Riley to the glory of Lubys! And of course the girls have had friend hang outs as much as they possibly can! Apparently I’m not supposed to call them play dates anymore.
A super exciting and interesting thing from the last couple of weeks was getting the results of the girls DNA tests! I was surprised and tickled by their results! It’s fascinating to note that they both are part Korean which neither me nor their dad had any clue about! Riley is more Chinese and Welch then Keagan which totally makes sense. And Keagan is more Korean and Scottish then Riley and she has 1% Portuguese when Riley has none! And even though they identify themselves as Hawaiian because their Asian descent is from generations in Hawaii they are both only 3% Hawaiian!
And this past weekend was definitely one to remember for all three of us! My thoughtful siblings and their spouses recently got together and decided I needed a break! So Friday night Kirk, Kari and Campbell came to our house to hang out with Keags and Rys while Nana sent me to the Courtyard Marriott for two nights!! The girls had a blast feeding giraffes at the zoo, having a shaving cream fight, watching movies and having a slumber party with Campbell! I had a blast sleeping, laying in the bed, reading, watching movies, eating good take out thanks to Vicki, taking long interrupted hot showers and sleeping some more! I feel SO blessed and feel like after a little break I will be a better mom! And the girls had a blast too so what a blessing!!!
Tonight we will relax, hang out together and cuddle! But tomorrow we start back to the busyness and we love it that way!
You didn’t tell them that Sarah is the designated mom as they walk home from school. It’s fun to have their group of friends to hang out with before and after school.
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