But, today Ezra and Elliot went with Brian to the school's opening activities, which involves a chapel service. Even though we don't have children in school, we enjoy participating in our local Christian schools activities, programs, and graduations. Our love of the Christian learning community comes from the influence it had on our lives, and was deepened this summer after watching the casket of an 18 year old daughter of our church be carried by young men from her 8th grade graduating class of the Christian school they attended.
At the same time, we enjoy the camaraderie of the athletic events of our local public school. It was fun to take the three boys to watch the homecoming parade last fall, and I'm looking forward to seeing all the classes on trucks and wagons, decorated in their school colors again this fall. I also enjoy seeing the lights from the public school football field, just across the street (and don't mind the loud, obnoxious souped-up trucks that speed away after the game is over). There is something really special about the small-town Iowa community supporting the local school, and the kids learning in a community there.
So these photos are premature, but will be fun to compare to the day that, Lord willing, Ezra and Elliot are both in school, and attending their first chapel services.. And you could have guessed, when they got in the truck to go with Brian, Zach threw a fit, because he wasn't going too. I'm sure that will be repeated in a few years.
Here they are making shadows in the morning sun, while waiting on Brian. Ezra started it, Elliot follow suit, which is how it usually happens.
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Such wonderful pictures to see on MY (last) first day of school! :)
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