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Nick - Age 11, 5th Grade
1. Math on the Level
2. All About Spelling Level 3
3. Institute for Excellence in Writing
4. Typing Instructor for Kids

James - Age 7, 2nd grade
1. Math on the Level
2. Beehive Reader
3. All About Spelling Level 2
4. Typing Instructor for Kids

Robert - Age 4
1. Five in a Row Volume I
• Clown of God

Together we do:
1. Picture Study: Claude Monet
2. Power Glide Spanish Junior
3. Story of the World, Volume II
4. Considering God's Creation: Animal Structure
5. Indoor Science Experiments and Outdoor Nature Study

We're currently studying the Middle Ages with these books:
Son of Charlemagne - finished
Famous Men of the Middle Ages
The Adventures of Robin Hood - finished
William the Conqueror
The Story of Joan of Arc

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A Smart and Sensitive Boy

Somehow, Nick, James, and I got started on a conversation about deep sea creatures recently. I told James (since Nick already knew) how it’s pitch black and very cold in the deepest parts of the ocean and that the creatures there are strange looking, very different from animals we see in the shallower ocean or [...]

To Sleep or Not to Sleep

Robert, who just turned two on the 14th, is at that stage where he wants to stop taking naps but isn’t fully ready for a whole day without sleep. On days when he doesn’t nap, he gets very sleepy by around 7 or 8 o’clock. Recently, his sleepiness hit just when it was time to [...]

Robert is Walking!

Our little Robert took his first steps today! He’s been standing – very proudly – for two months but finally got brave enough to step, step, step. Enjoy this video!

Song for Sunday

One of my favorite songs is Made to Love by Toby Mac. I could listen to it over and over. I thought you might enjoy it too so I’m sharing the audio and a couple videos today.

Unless you like the song as much as I do, you won’t want to hear it three times [...]

The Ring Bearer

Three weeks ago, James participated in the wedding of two of our friends. He was the ring bearer, and his friend Hannah was the flower girl. James and Hannah have been a sweet pair ever since they first met when he had just turned two and she was about 20 months old.

Enjoy this little [...]