Today was the last day of the first month of homeschooling. I think the kinks are pretty much worked out finally. It only takes us about an hour in the morning, so not nearly as long as I thought it would. Laina has gotten acustomed to sitting and listening to the lesson or playing quietly while we work, with only needing to be reminded periodically. I discovered after the first week that she behaves much better if we learn something with her too. So we have started working on colors, counting and letters. She loves it. It is so rewarding to see them learn and loving to learn. I can't wait to teach Kaleb to read. He LOVES books and will be so excited to read them himself finally. After Christmas seems like a long time to wait. This picture is from the first day of school.
I am posting some pictures of the trip the kids and I took to Indiana at the beginning of September. We stayed with my aunt and uncle, visited friends from our milk cooperative, went to the zoo in Louisville and attended Ryan's sister's baby shower. Here are a couple pictures to give you a taste of the fun.
Laina and Aunt Mary feeding birds nectar.
Riding an elephant statue.
Kaleb's size as compared to a gorilla.
Playing in the park with our friend Emma.
