We started back to school on Friday, July 29. Here is a look at how we kicked off the new school year.
Our dining room was decorated with balloons and streamers.
me and my boys on our first day of school
Cruz is starting 7th grade.
Ben is starting 5th grade.
We had our traditional pancake breakfast.
a few more photos before class began
I made this countdown for our school year. The boys love it!!
We did our first day of school questionnaires and memory pages. We have done these since kindergarten and I keep them all in a folder for each boy. They are fun to look back at.
We had a full day of class. We had some introduction to new curriculum we will be using. It will take us a little while to get in a rhythm but once we do our days should flow well. I will try to do a post soon on what curriculum we are using this school year.
For lunch we met a volunteer team in town and in addition to great fellowship we had a wonderful meal together. Their church had learned about us through VBS this summer and wanted to meet us while they were here serving. They brought us cards that the kids had made for us. What a blessing and encouragement that was!
One of our favorite things to do in the evenings is go into town to wander around. We don't always have an agenda. We just walk leisurely and make plans as we go. That is what we did that evening and it was a lot of fun.
For supper we had chili fries and pizza fries at Patata Frites.
The boys love the playground they have. It is good for older kids as well as younger ones.
After more walking and exploring, we made a stop by Cafe Estudio for coffee and dessert. It was our first time to visit there and we loved it. They have a wonderful rooftop with great views. We will definitely go back again.
Cruz clowning around.
He asked, "What is this???" I had to explain about the phone system we grew up using. I had him dial my old home phone number and he could not believe that is how we used to make calls. He said it was a lot of work.
Enjoying a family night out in Antigua. It really is a fun place to live!
It was a little chilly that evening but in spite of it we all ordered iced coffee. Cruz has become a big fan of iced caramel lattes. David had mint and I had white chocolate. Ben is not on board with coffee yet. We also shared a slice of carrot cheesecake. It was not our favorite but I'm glad we tried it.
My boys are growing up fast! We are just trying to soak in all we can.
I look forward to the new school year and seeing the boys learn new and exciting things. It should be an adventure for all of us.
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