HomeSchool - Z is for Zebra

Read Aloud: finished up Mouse and the Motorcycle and began Dolphin Adventure

Audio Book: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Addition and subtraction which surprisingly came more easily for Blane than I would have thought : ) Hip hip hooray! He loved it!

Blane has been reading for a while now, but I've always sat next to him looking over his shoulder. This week I decided to change things up a bit. I get cozy sipping my coffee and let him read aloud to me from across the couch. I find this gives him more autonomy….. and now,  when he's stuck on a word he figures it out for himself instead of looking to me for help. Win-win...and his read aloud skills are already improving!

Celebrating 100 Days!

With great anticipation and much excitement, our family began homeschooling exactly 100 days ago! These past 100 days have proved to be some of the hardest, most challenging, yet delightful and fruitful days of my life. The Lord has stretched me, molded me and He has been sanctifying the places I didn't realize needed so much work. What I've come to discover in only 100 days is that working hard at the lot God has given me really does produce such great joy. God was faithful to prepare me for the work He prepared for me. And I really, really love this job of being a teacher to my kiddos! And what's even better is to see them enjoying school time just as much as me! I never would have imagined that the work would come so easily for Blane and that Gavin would participate in almost everything! I love that we can pick up the pace or slow it down, that we can "do school" anywhere we want to (outside, in bed, on the floor, in the fort outside), I love that my kids aren't classified by age but by interest and skill level. I love that we can kick school to the curb on some days in favor of the zoo or the museum or hanging with friends. I love that conversation is free flowing and never ending. And I love that our education can be infused with the Gospel. I am really, really proud of my boys and the way they have persevered and worked so diligently. We have officially committed to continuing this journey into the next year (more on this to come!) and I couldn't be more excited!

Gavin's 100 days worksheet - he has kept up well!

Proud of 100 M&M's

Yup! We ate em' all!!!

Homeschool- K for Kangaroo

Letter- K (God keeps me safe)

Read aloud- Ralph S. Mouse

Audio Book- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

First Missing Tooth!

Boys are rough and tough and to be honest, I'm surprised we have made it this long without a horrific bloody episode of some sort. Like most five year old boys, my Blane adores performing tricks on our swing set out back, but this time yielded different results than anticipated. A back flip coupled with a knee to the mouth knocked his tooth right out. A busted lip and a nonprofessionally extracted tooth clearly led to massive amounts of blood, which understandably scared the daylight out of poor Blane! But he quickly decided it was "cool" to have lost his tooth (many of his older friends have lost theirs and he had been eagerly anticipating the day when he too would join their club). A quick trip to the dentist confirmed other loose teeth and the promise of big boy teeth to come. What is he not so crazy about?That his "vroom" car noises aren't sounding quite accurate....There you have it- I am officially the mom of a toothless boy!!!

Weekend Fun!

{Home} School - P for Penguin

Letter : P for Penguin

Scripture: Let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. 1 John 4:7

Vocabulary word: TRUST

Read Aloud: The Boxcar Children, book 1

Audio Book: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe

TBall Spring 2013

The boys have been ecstatic to start their first season of TBall! This is one of the only years (for a while at least) that they can play on the same team so it's a perfect intro to the sport without mommy carting boys to two different teams. We lucked out and several other boys from our neighborhood are on our team too, and Daddy is the best coach! Our first practice and game were super fun! And…little sisters make the BEST cheerleaders!

Monster Truck Show

Houston Zoo

Park Fun