Well, well, well, could it be! Kristen writing a blog post? I think so! Finally! It's only been since April; I figured it's about time.
Our school year went so late this year due to that blizzard we got back in February, so we didn't get out of school until June 26th. To top off our extra-long school year, all 6 kids also came down with strep the last week of school! I don't think any of my kids have ever had strep, whereas I remember having it a bunch as a kid. But it was wild to say the least when all 6 came down with it at the same time. They've all caught the same illness many times over the years but usually its staggered one after the other, this time was different because it was all at once. Saturday night Smith started complaining he didn't feel well. He spiked a fever and told me it hurt when he swallowed. I didn't think much of it because that's how all viruses tend to start at our house. But Sunday morning he woke up really miserable and when I looked in his throat it was very obvious to me this wasn't just a viral thing. Off to the pediatrician we went and sure enough, strep throat. Then Wednesday morning Logan, Kensington and Tenley all woke up with fevers. Logan's spiked really high twice throughout the day so they wanted to see him to make sure nothing else was going on. And wouldn't you know it, I no sooner pulled into the parking lot, and Kamryn texted me telling me she wasn't feeling well. Luckily when I explained what was going on with everyone else our pedi decided to put them all on antibiotics. All except Archie. They said he probably wouldn't get it. Well....dinner time rolled around and I'll give you one guess who spiked a fever? Yup. Archie! 6 kids all on antibiotics, all on different doses, it was pretty stressful! Archie didn't sleep much, and he was just miserable because he didn't understand. I was beyond exhausted. Over the next 10 days it became very obvious to me, I could never be a nurse. LOL!
Needless to say, I didn't get my typical last day of school pictures to show how much the kids have grown. Sadly, Logan ended up missing all of his 8th grade end of the year activities, including his graduation. It was such a bummer!
Kensington was able to go to her graduation from 5th grade though! Hers was before everyone got sick.
It's hard to believe she's going to middle school in the fall. She's still such a peanut! But we know she's going to do fabulous! She started elementary school smack dab in the middle of covid, and I remember being so concerned about how this would affect her not only academically but socially. And wow! I truly had nothing to worry about! She has far exceeded any expectations I would have for any kid, but Kensie blew us away. School has always just come naturally to Kensington regardless of the obstacles in her way. Proud is an understatement. She's not only a great student, but a great friend too!
Once Smith was on antibiotics for 24 hours, we got him to school for his kindergarten graduation!
He still wasn't feeling 100% (you can tell by his eyes in this picture) but we knew he wasn't contagious anymore. He got to school at 9am and we dismissed him to come home and rest by 10:15, but he was happy to not miss his special day. Smith did so great in kindergarten! He definitely had one strong case of senioritis by the end of the year, but he really enjoyed school for the most part. He made such great friends, learned so much and is so ready for 1st grade!
This is the only picture I got of Logan on his last day of school.
I still can’t believe he’ll be a freshman in high school this fall! He’s decided to give freshman football a go, and we’re so excited to see him try something new and cheer him on.
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