October 14, 2016
Yesterday Tom, Arthur and I spent the morning with Thomas at his school. It was a joy for us. The kindergarten at his school does a Barnyard Bash to celebrate the season of fall and the end of their unit study on fall. This took weeks of preparation from the kids as well as teachers. The students dressed in cowboy/cowgirl attire for the day. Each class had a rotation to follow for the morning.
Our first stop was to the gym for square dancing. The kids had learned four square dances and moms and dads danced along as partners. It was such fun to do this with Thomas. He was so excited. Next stop was making butter. I missed this rotation to run back home to get Arthur. Marilyn came over to keep Arthur and John Lloyd so I could attend most of the morning.
When we made it back to the school, it was time for a music performance in the cafeteria. They were adorable to watch. Thomas really gets into the motions with the songs and it’s the cutest.
Next stop was to see some farm animals and take a hayride. Arthur equally enjoyed participating with Thomas and his class friends. I was thankful to be able to bring him along. He’s missed Thomas so much since school has started.
After the hayride each Kindergarten class had a picnic under tents the classes set up and decorated. It was such a special time.
It was a big morning and we all enjoyed long naps after we got home!
What was really special to us was getting to see Thomas in his new environment. He has blown me away with how confident he has been about starting Kindergarten. God has given him a gift of being so eager to learn. I am thankful for this and hope he doesn’t lose it.
As I took in the morning, I felt so many different feelings. Most of the past couple of months, I’ve felt like our life has moved ahead so quickly. Life must continue on, but I struggle with moving on to a new phase. And I am trusting God to give me peace in that.
We have been so impressed with Thomas’s school, his teachers for all their hard work, and feel so blessed to be part of such a wonderful school. We are beyond thankful for the community we are a part of. While there are many families we don’t know and hope to come to know more as time goes on, I stood and took in what a blessing it is of how many of the children and parents we know and have known for such a long time. And what a privilege it is to raise children together.
