End of the semester "summery"

Well we are 5 months into homeschooling and I truly can't believe how amazing it has been. Never in a million years would I have thought this is were we would have ended up. All those sleepless nights thinking about which schools Olivia would get into, then worrying about paying a heavy tuition, then missing her while she spent way to long away from us...all GONE! Now, it is a ton of work. But, in the end. So very very worth it. I can't believe the difference from where we were last year. I was severely anxious, Olivia was completely exhausted, run down and miserable and Brooke just asked were her sister was all day long. Cried for hours!! It was torture! This year we are having fun, getting together with friends, having parties, co-op, field trips, park days, learning together, and just enjoying being a family. It has been the most amazing journey and I feel so lucky and blessed we are able to do this. Thank goodness for Russell who works hard so I can be home for our kids. I could not be happier with homeschooling and everything and everyone who has come into our life because of it.

We have been working a lot with reading, spelling and grammar. Olivia has got so much better and her handwriting it great now. She just needs to slow down. It's the best thing in the world being her teacher! She loves her Spanish class and knows quite a bit now. It's pretty cool! Her math is easy peasy for her. She gets 100's all the time. :) She can't stand History...LOL!! She likes doing the projects so I try to have some fun things planned every week. Science she loves! We are into biology now. We finished up chemistry and will move onto physics in a few more months. we have some exciting experiments coming up for science!! I will post about them and take pictures. Can't wait! She is still taking art at school along with her Spanish and Math and she just finished up tennis and started hula hooping class!! It is SO CUTE!! She will also be adding MUSIC to her schedule at school. I am very excited because my good friend Adrienne is teaching it and she is super cool, super sweet and super talented so I know she is going to be so happy with that. She loves Adrienne! She will most likely continue acting this semester as well and we are still doing co-op on Mondays.


Brooke, oh sweet little Brooke. She is the most adorable thing! She is working so hard. I just love it. She can write her name an she is learning her sounds. In math she is counting, doing patterns and sorting. I try to follow at home what she is learning in preschool. She does not like to leave in the morning for school but once she gets there, she is so happy. I love when I pick her up and she spots me and gets this grin from ear to ear. I can't hear her usually because she is across the playground but I can see her say "mama" that kid makes my heart melt!

She loves for me to read to her and we try to read a lot. Time gets in the way but I have made a designated reading time right before quiet time everyday so it is scheduled in. That's how crazy life is! LOL! She loves to play games so I try to make little lessons. FOr instance when we play spill the beans, I will tell her to count until the beans fall over. She thinks it's funny!

She is still taking gymnastics and she just comes along where ever we go an happily follows her sister.

That about sums it up. I am sure I forgot some stuff, I can't keep up honestly! We have had one wonderful semester and really looking forward to the next. We have so much planned! Great field trips, great friends and great schooling! YAY us!! We did it team Watley!!!

This right here is what makes it all worth it.........