School Has Officially Started

We started school a little later than most people around our area, but that's okay, because we can. 

We have officially been doing school for one week now and our first week was a great one.

I can't believe this is the start of Keith's senior year.  I won't even go into how I am feeling about that right now.  You don't want to see or hear me when I get all emotional so I'll wait on that for another time.

Beth is a sophomore and Faith is second grade.

I know we all have said it many many times...but truly, where does the time go?  Life has flown by since we had our children. 

I have one thing to say...SLOW DOWN!!  I'm not ready.  I want all my children little bitty again.  Can we just start over?  I know the answer.

Bless their hearts.  I make them take the same picture every year. 

 I know it's not very creative but it shows me exactly what I want to see.

Here is Miss Faith coming into the school room for her first day of 2nd grade.  She is thrilled to be in a higher grade now.  She is loving most of her subjects.  Math seems to be a favorite and she is learning to write in cursive and is doing fantastic.

Keith reading his English Literature.  His school work is mostly done in his bedroom at his desk.

I have to sneak to get most pictures of Beth.  This time I got a smile.

She sort of looks like a school crossing guard with the blue thing over her shoulder.  She actually hurt her shoulder playing volleyball because she smacks the ball like Hercules.  The girl has some major strength.  Anyway, this is an ice pack and heating pad that she can alternate.  Works great for her.

Faith never minds posing for mom. 

 She and I do her school work together while the big kids are independent learners.

I enjoy teaching Faith.  She is a teachable kid.  Know what I mean?

Faith has reading time at the end of the school day.  She gets comfy cozy and then reads for awhile by herself.  She LOVES to read and reads wonderfully.

This summer, as we were doing our family Bible reading, she began reading out loud with us.  She was reading words I had no idea she could read.  Big words...Very proud of her.

For those of you who remember Chloe...

Need I say more....

Off to get ready for this upcoming week. 

Co-Op 2010

Faith was so excited for our homeschool co-op to begin this year because she finally gets to rotate classes. 

Big deal for a 2nd grader to not have to stay in the same classroom for four hours and to be able to actually pick the classes she wanted to be in.

Are you wondering what she picked? 

1st period...Arts and Crafts

2nd period...Karate

3rd period...Fins, Feathers, and Fur

4th period...Fun Foods

Don't all of those classes sound like lots of fun? 

Faith is beyond thrilled.

As for Keith and Beth...they would tell you that their classes are not quite so much fun. 

When you get to be in highschool, classes are for credit and labs that we don't want to have to do at home.

Of course, I have to show you what they looked like on the first day.

Keith wasn't with them because he was at Horton Haven Christian Camp finishing up his last week of working.  By the way...Keith had an awesome summer working at this camp.  It was his first year, but definitely not his last.

The Tennessee backpack was her favorite new thing of the school year. 

If you don't know what a homeschool co-op is...it is a cooperative effort by moms and dads to have classes available for our homeschoolers to take.  These classes are taught by moms and dads and even some grandparents.  It is a great opportunity for our kids to get together one day a week to learn and build relationships and take classes that they otherwise may not be able to take.