Shortly before Elijah got on the bus today, he asked, “Are you going to put these pictures on our website?” “Yep.” I said. “Well,” he replied, after a moment of thought, “I think you should give it the title First Day of First Grade!” He loved the idea that the word first would appear twice!
Here is where the bus will pick Elijah up every day – at the Bethany flagpole. It’s just a short hike from our apartment. I love the school that Elijah is enrolled in. It starts 40 minutes later than most of the other schools in Bloomington, which makes for a very easy-going morning. Praise the Lord!
The bus finally arrived about 15 minutes late – which is to be expected on the first day of school. Elijah was so excited, but I could tell he was a little nervous as he climbed up into the bus and waved goodbye to me…
Most people think it makes my life easier to have Elijah at school, but it really doesn’t! He and Zeke play very well together, and when he isn’t here Zeke tends to get a little bored. It’s nice that Zeke will be going to preschool three mornings a week this year, but even so, it will take some effort on my part to keep him busy.
Oh, one more thing (and of course this would have to happen this morning!), it seems Noah wanted to add to the excitment of the day… as I was ironing Elijah’s shirt, I heard Noah awake in his bed, but wanted to finish up, and then get breakfast ready. He wasn’t crying, just talking to himself. After Dave got out of the shower, he went in and discovered that Noah had figured out how to remove his diaper! And not only that, after he removed his diaper he did his business! Yuck! So… I guess I should go disinfect his bed.
