Monday was a prep day for the new 7th graders starting their first year at the junior high. Bethany got to attend! The junior hight let the 7th graders go to each class for about fifteen minutes following a much-shortened bell schedule. It is a very fun, low-stress way for these kids to get a run-through before the bigger kids arrive. Beth loved it!

Tuesday was open house at the elementary school. This year we had assigned times by last name. So, Ben and I went at our assigned time and met his teachers (one for English, one for Chinese) and found his desks in both classrooms. His best friend, Kyler, isn't in his class but he has other friends in his class so he thinks he'll be okay!

Wednesday was the first day of school! I drove Cali and Chey to the high school (only for two more weeks until they get their license!), Kevin drove Beth to the junior high, and then later I drove Ben to elementary. Everybody's so old! They all looked great and they were all excited to go. None of them have complained about masks, they just feel lucky to be going at all, and hope it lasts! So do we all!

Wednesday was also the first day of school for someone else we know and love -- Sarah had her first day teaching her own classroom of 6th graders at Brookside Elementary! She came over that evening to get her cupcake (because school is a piece of cake!) and to get a vase for the flowers one of her students brought for her. She had a great day and was so happy! She's doing what she loves. It's so awesome to see!

The twins had tennis this week too, of course. They had a tennis match at Orem High on Tuesday and had a tournament on Friday and Saturday at our high school. They are playing on separate doubles teams right now and they both lost Tuesday and were pretty mad at themselves. During the tournament, they played four different sets on Friday and four again on Saturday! In the heat. And the smoke. AQI=98. They were beat when they got home! Both days! (I was beat when I got home and I only sat in a chair in the shade for half of the matches. Haha!) But Cheyenne and her partner were the champions of the whole tournament going undefeated! Calianne and her partner came in fourth and played great, as well! This is how they looked at the end of the second day:

Kevin would have been in Canada this weekend teaching for IITAP. Instead, he taught via Zoom online. He was glad he didn't have to fly and could be with us in the evenings, but we still missed him! He is a very hard worker. We sure love that guy and glad he's done!

Mariah continues to learn Vietnamese and tell us stories from her class and discussions. She was so thrilled to meet the Vietnam mission president and his wife this week on Zoom. She still really hopes she will get to Vietnam sometime before her mission ends!