This Labor Day weekend was the best one any of us have ever had. Each of the older kids declared repeatedly that whatever day we were on was “the best day ever” and that they were having the most fun they have ever had. As a mom, there is nothing that makes me happier than hearing my kids say stuff like that.
We toyed with the idea of camping somewhere this weekend, but campsites in the Tetons are hard to come by and with Covid everything just seems complicated and risky. So we ended up staying home and playing with our kids every day. We started off the mornings by wrapping games, puzzles, and activities for them to open. We promised them that we would play the games and do the activities with them. Some of the stuff we already had around the house but hadn’t played much, but other stuff was new for the weekend.
Also, today was Mary’s first day at school! I was keeping her home because I liked the extra time to work one on one with her and to get all of her stuff done before Lydia gets home, but Mary was getting really frustrated with the online school assignments. On Thursday she ended up sobbing in front of the screen, so I emergency emailed the teacher and begged her to take Mary in. Then Friday morning we showed up and begged in person. Her teacher was so so so accommodating and let Mary start even though she didn’t have anything ready for her. But Chelsea’s twins are in Mary’s class so they immediately took Mary under their wing and showed her all around and told her what to do. They are absolutely adorable and when Carter twinkled at me and waved I just melted. What good kids, and I am so thankful Mary had those kind boys to help her get oriented.
