Weekly Photo Collage :: April 19, 2013 – Veni, Vidi, Vici

*This post contains Affiliate links Learning: We had a good week of focusing on the basics.  The older three have been spending a good deal of time working on math, really cementing some concepts. During my morning quiet time I came across a verse that was fitting for our week.  I thought it was appropriate […]

Homeschooling Boys :: Part II

Several years ago, when my three boys were 9, 7, and 3, I wrote a blog post about Homeschooling Boys.  Since my boys are now 12, {almost} 10, and {almost} 6, and  I thought I would revisit the topic. We still continue to do school work in much the same way as I outlined above.  Those […]

Weekly Photo Collage :: A Birthday & SQUILT – 4/12/2013

*This post contains affiliate links Last Saturday we celebrated Jacob’s 12th birthday with friends at Laser Tag. His theme was baseball and we had a great time putting it all together.  His last friend party was when he turned six, so he really enjoyed this! He likes lots of different teams so we ordered different […]

Are We Behind?

That’s a great question, are we behind?Is there any such thing as being behind with homeschooling?I don’t think so.  One of the 6, 536 reasons homeschooling is working for our family is the flexibility.  The flexibility to go with what works for our children – as a family and individually.  I know my children are […]

Celebrating the Easter Season

Lent is just about over and shortly we will enter into Holy Week.  What an interesting Lent it’s been this year with the papal conclave and election of a new pope.  An exciting time to be Catholic! As we gear up for Holy Week and the celebration of Easter, I wanted to share some of […]

I Can’t Homeschool Because….

my kids will be weird! When I first brought up the subject of homeschooling with my husband, he said flat out, “no way, our kids will be weird!”.  When I mentioned to my mom that we were thinking about homeschooling, she said, “you’re kids will be weird!”.Even friends of friends weighed in on the topic […]

March Birthday :: Yuri Gagarin ~ Russian Cosmonaut

Photo Credit Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin was a Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, he was born March 9, 1934.  He was the first human to journey into outer space when Vostok completed an orbit of the Earth on April 12, 1961.  We are always interested in Russian history in our house and we enjoy sharing interesting facts […]

Weekly Photo Collage :: 2/22/2013 Reading & Vermont

We graduated to All About Reading Level 1 this week!  I’m using it with Anna, Leah and Levi.  I have written before about how well Pre-Level 1 worked for us, we were excited to start Level 1.  I like that the kids can feel success right away with reading 3-letter words.  It makes them that […]

Homeschooling :: Finding Your Own Path

We are wrapping up our 7th year of homeschooling.  One would think I would have things pretty well figured out by now.  Well, I wish I did, but my problem is I have six children.  They are not the problem, the problem is someone forgot to tell my kids #2 and down, that they were […]

Weekly Photo Collage :: 2/15/2013 ~ Valentine’s & Ashes

I think this was the most “normal” week we have had in some time.  Ever since December it seems like we have been off for some reason or another due to the holidays and travel.  Although this week we celebrated St. Valentine’s Day and Wednesday was Ash Wednesday.  I guess that’s as normal as life […]