It's Elementary!

This afternoon I went for a bike ride with the youngest Holden Villagers. We rode down the road to the bridge over Ten Mile Creek and hung out there for a time. (They were very nice and let me keep up with them the whole time.)

Ellie (9), Jordyn (11), Nyrie (9), and August (11) line up for pictures. They insisted on putting on their "pilgrim faces." When I asked what that meant, Nyrie explained that whenever you see a picture of pilgrims, they all look very serious. So pilgrim faces it is...except Jordyn seems to be having a little trouble with the pilgrim face. Her smile got in the way.

At the creek they took a rest from trying to splash me and let me take a picture. They were throwing rocks into the water, originally to make a dam, but then the splashing got to be more fun.

We have a great bunch of kids here at Holden. Besides these four, there is one more elementary student who is in kindergarten and there are nine students in junior/senior high. They are so blessed to have the opportunity to live here and attend this little school.