Our school had been preparing for the children to come back on campus since the beginning of the summer, but the plans were derailed by government restrictions in the 11th hour. So they began the school year on zoom. The teachers carefully prepared the kids' work for pick up each week and taught full days online. It was incredible watching our teachers persevere and pour so much time, energy, thoughtful creativity and love into teaching the kiddos. Even though they couldn't be together, they still learned so much. It wasn't easy though, the screen fatigue was real and so was the isolation from friends. We were beyond grateful that the kids were back on campus the day that the government restrictions lifted, October 19th, 2020. There were stringent guidelines for mask wearing, health checks, drop off and pick up, lunch and recess procedures, classroom cohorts, spaced out desks, hand washing stations all over campus....So many changes, but the kids didn't complain at all. They were so flexible. A few weeks after we were back, we caught a bug and our whole crew had to stay home until our covid tests were complete (and negative!) and all symptoms had subsided. Keeping the school healthy and well and open was a top priority, and we were counting on everyone to do their part. We did distance learning after school breaks (Thanksgiving, Christmas, President's Weekend, Spring Break) with our ticket back on campus being proof of a negative COVID test. Thankfully, there was no instance of COVID transmission on campus between October and the end of the school year. God is so GOOD.
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| I love their beautiful & handsome faces! |
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| They make masks look good! |
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| Ice Cream at Foster's Freeze in Danville after a successful first day back! |
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| Finally all 8 kiddos wear the same uniform! |
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| Twinning! |
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| Molly is my car companion. |
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| Grammy and Poppy gifted the twins and Hailey golf lessons! One activity that was available during the pandemic. |
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