Our Homeschool 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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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 [...]
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 [...]
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!
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 [...]
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 [...]
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