It's a new year

Monday was an important day at our house.

It was the first day of school (cheers, whoops, & hollers).  They weren't really cheering, whooping & hollering.  It must have just been my imagination.

We homeschool our kids and I decided that since we had a break at gymnastics this week, that it would be a good week to start our new school year.

I still do the "first day of school" pictures.  This is my son's favorite part - not really.

Take a look at my 7th and 4th grader - they're growing up so fast.

Yes, my kids go to school barefoot - it's one of my favorite things about home education.

B is doing an online academy this year & somehow I got more books than he did.

It's break time.

It's homework time (yes, his teachers actually give out homework - he's thrilled). Not really.

Thanks for tagging along & checking out our first day of school.

Hope your kids have a great first day & productive year as well.

1st Day of School

It's that time of year again.

Summer vacation was officially over at our house yesterday.

Here's a look at the kiddos as they prepared to head out to catch the bus in the early morning hours.

What's this? They've forgotten their backpacks, lunch boxes and even their shoes.

Not really. We homeschool so there's no need for all of that .

We do believe in starting our day pretty early though - 8:15 - 8:30 and we're in the "classroom" figuring out our plan for the day.

Here are a few pictures from the first day of 6th and 3rd grades.

We even had a new student show up ready to learn.

The new girl was really friendly and fit in well with the class.

Look at all of that colorful goodness. I just love brand new crayons - it's a sickness...really.

Ah....school days, school days.

Here's hoping your children have a great school year.

Homeschool Daze in session

We have officially gotten under way.
After months of planning, Edwards Christian Academy is now in session.

It's actually been better than I expected.
There have been a couple of grumbles from a certain 5th grader (I won't name any names)
but for the most part they've done their work without complaint.

Here are a few pictures from Monday.
Today went a little smoother now that everyone sort of knows
how things will be.

We also had our first official library day and got lots of information
from the helpful librarian who gave us a quick tour.

Just thought I'd show you why my blog has been neglected lately.
I do get a few minutes to myself every now & then, so if I haven't been by recently......I will be soon.

(Sorry about the crooked pictures - I don't have time to figure that one out.)

We're making a big change.

Sorry the blog posts have been a little slow in coming this holiday season, but there is a good reason.

I've been really busy.

Doing what, you ask?

We have made the decision to start homeschooling our children and I've been trying to get everything ready. My goal is to begin after the holidays and finish out this school year at home.

This isn't something that has come out of the blue. It's actually been on my heart for a couple of years now, however I've been trying to do more of what I want to do than what God wants me to do. (Has anyone else ever tried that? It never works.) He will always win.

So, here we are trying to dive into this new experience and I'm trying to learn as much as I can to make the transition easier for the children. They are super excited by the way.

I would like to ask a favor - if any of you wonderful ladies out there homeschool your children and have some helpful hints or wonderful advice for us, please feel free to offer it up. I will gladly take any I can get - this whole process is a little intimidating but with God on our side, how can we fail?

Hope everyone is having a great time preparing for this Christmas season and thanks in advance for your support.