Science

We are studying botany in science this year. The program is awesome. It takes on a story telling format and the kids really enjoy listening to me read all about plants. We are part of a group that meets every other Wed afternoon and all the families read the same material at home. We then get together to do experiments. Last Thursday we read all about moss and lichen (at home)and decided to go to the trails to find some "non-porous" plants. It was a good home school day! I love being unconventional with learning because I feel like the kids learn a ton exploring God's creation! I hope you enjoyed the photos.

Brendan's Talent

Brendan drew this all by himself...he has an incredible talent from Lord! We are so proud of him.

First Week of School

For the first week of school we went on vacation with our friends Rebecca and Stephan and Bryan's parents. We had warm, sunny weather every single day. It was great! We all had a lovely time. And I think our kids learned valuable lessons...here's a list I came up with:

1. Patience (when fishing and feeding deer)
2. How to Marvel at God's incredible creativity and beauty in nature.
3. Love (shown to family and friends)
4. Simplicity (how to have an incredible time with almost no toys)
5. How to build memories of joy and togetherness.

I think that some of these lessons are much more valuable than any text book or work page lesson. However, I do know that those work page lesson are important too. So this week, we've really hit the books and done some great work page learning. But, I love how with home schooling the two can be interwoven! And I love camping in Sept...no bugs, beautiful sun during the day, cool nights and no huge crowds.