My boys and dolls

The boys love to play with dolls.  They love to hold them and comfort them.  They nurse them, read to them, rock them and put them down for naps. 
Last year my grandmother gave me several dolls that I use to play with as a little girl.  I decided to bring them out and let the boys give them some love.  Carson can't believe that the dolls were mine and he seems to think that is pretty special.  It's really sweet seeing him love on them.
They are going to be awesome fathers one day.

Wordless Wednesday

Homeschooling pictures

I'm a little behind on updates so I'm just going to overload this post with pictures of what we have been doing. 

He was not in the mood for pictures :)

Making "clean mud" to play with

days of creation

Handwriting

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the littles destroying the house

Co-op

We are going to co-op classes on Friday from 8:30-12.  The boys LOVE it!  Co-op allows them to have some experiences that they would only get in a school setting.  He get's to have "school pictures" and buy a year book.  We will also have a Kindergarten graduation at the end of the year.  They put on plays and have talent shows.  They also do ton's of field trips.  The co-op is not ran through a specific cover school so we get the opportunity to join in on different field trip's.
It is also a great opportunity to get to know other homeschooling families.  I've met a lot of other homeschooling moms and it's great to get to learn from their experiences.
Carson has four classes that he takes.  They are boats of the bible, handwriting, PE and a phonics class.  He has made several friends and he looks forward to going each week.  He loves to tell me all about his school day when it's over.
Camron goes in the preschool class and he loves it.  We bought him a little back pack and he always asks if he can go to "cool."
I stay in the nursery with Calen.   The rules require parents of babies to stay with them.  I usually take Calen and go visit them during snack time.

Homeschooling update and pictures

We've been officially doing school for 6 weeks.  It's going great!  It has been hard some days figuring out how to get things done with a 2 1/2 year old and a 9 month old.  I've had to relax and take it day by day.  Some days we get all or our work done in the morning and some days we have to wait until nap time.  Camron likes to do "cool" too so I try to include him in as much fun stuff as I can.
Brandon and I went to the Master's co-op parent orientation tonight.  Carson will be going to co-op classes once a week on Friday mornings from 8:30-12.  He will be taking a Bible class, Handwriting class, PE class and a phonics/reading class.  I will be working in the nursery/preschool room while he has classes.  We went to a back to school picnic out at Tannehill State Park last week and he met some of the other children that will be in his room.  I think he is going to have fun.

Homeschooling

Why home school?  I've wanted to home school my children for as long as I can remember.  I've been asked a few times about my reasons for homeschooling so here they are.

I love the idea of teaching them and learning with them daily.  We have so much fun together and I love having them with me.

I believe God gave me these blessings to raise in his way and I'm going to do the best job that I can.  I believe teaching my boys about God is most important and public schools do not do that.  Honestly, it's not their job nor do I want it to be.

I believe that family is important.  Call me over protective, I don't care.  I want to have the most influence over them at this young age.  They are young and I want to protect them and keep them innocent for as long as possible.

I believe that no one wants my children to succeed more than me.  I know I will do everything I can to ensure that they do succeed.  Can I possibly teach them everything?  No, but there are lot's of resources in our community and opportunities available to them that they would not have in public school.

I want them to be able to study those things that they are passionate about. I love that Carson is excited about learning.

These are just some of the many reasons homeschooling is the right decision for us.

Homeschooling update

We've been officially doing school for 6 weeks.  It's going great!  It has been hard some days figuring out how to get things done with a 2 1/2 year old and a 9 month old.  I've had to relax and take it day by day.  Some days we get all or our work done in the morning and some days we have to wait until nap time.  Camron likes to do "cool" too so I try to include him in as much fun stuff as I can.

Brandon and I went to the Master's co-op parent orientation tonight.  Carson will be going to co-op classes once a week on Friday mornings from 8:30-12.  He will be taking a Bible class, Handwriting class, PE class and a phonics/reading class.  I will be working in the nursery/preschool room while he has classes.  We went to a back to school picnic out at Tannehill State Park last week and he met some of the other children that will be in his room.  I think he is going to have fun.