P.E. With the Homeschool Group

I feel so blessed to be involved with a group of home school moms. We have a mom that has volunteered to do a group P.E. class once each week. Both Kit and Mr. Wheels can participate. As you can see there are kids of all ages. This is an example of one of the reasons we home school. We believe that kids should be involved with people of all ages not just their own age group. This is how it will be when they grow up. People interact and work with people of all ages.

Fun In The Rain

When it rains Mr. Wheels wants to go outside and stand under the rain spout near our back door. On day it was so cute that I had to video it and take pictures. I decided to make a movie out of it. Here it is. Here the full size video

Race Day

This is the second annual United Way race that Kit took part in. She was not sure that she wanted to be a part of it this year. Last year she trained for the race this year she got on the home elliptical machine a about once a week. She didn't feel ready. Sunday she told her best friend (Miss. Ripstick) that she was not going to do it. At that time she found out that her friend was only going to join the race if Kit raced. Monday morning Kit jumped on the elliptical and raced for a 1/2 mile and discovered that it was not that hard. She had me promptly call Miss. Ripstick and tell her she was doing the race. She then found out that Miss. Ripsitck had been training with her brother and had decided to be in the race too. 

When race day came Kit was nervous. She complained that her stomach ached and she didn't understand why. We tried to help her understand that it was normal for her to be nervous before a race. Kit ran well. She ran most of it and finished. I was able to take a picture of her crossing the finish line. I didn't expect that I would be able to see the score board timer, but I zoomed in and found that her time was 5min 37sec. She was a bit disappointed for not getting a metal, but we were very proud her for doing the race and finishing.We have decided to train before the race next year.

Museum Field Trip

Today we went to a museum that has Fossils, Gems, Minerals, Dinosaurs, Vintage Cars and Hands-On exhibits for the kids. We had a wonderful time. Kit had fun being with friends. She is very social and loves experiencing the exhibits with others. Mr. Wheels is very inquisitive and enjoyed everything. He was especially interested in the cars, train, and the helicopter. Kit was able to pan for gems with friends while Mr. Wheels looked at the cars and such. I didn't want Mr. Wheels to get all wet. We will go back some other time when he is a bit older. They both searched for dinosaur bones. Mr. Wheels was very timid about using the brushes to remove the sand. Kit found some very cool sharks teeth that she took home. The museum has a large collection of rocks Mr. Wheels liked the large amethyst, because he got to touch it. We were very hungry after looking around for a while and the group all met together at the pavilion for the lunches we had packed. Outside the museum there are various trucks that Mr. Wheels enjoyed looking at. We all gathered in front for a group picture. Many of the group members left after lunch, but we went back in and explored as a family. Before lunch I let Kit explore with her friends, while I was with Mr. Wheels. We looked around in the gift shop. Mr. Wheels fell in love with the hard hat with the light on the front. We went into the children hands on area and spend most of our time in the light exhibit. 


I am very thankful for the home school group that has organized this year. I enjoy the outings we go on together. I want my daughters home school experience to be more than educational. I want her to look back on her time with me in school with fond memories. Even though I have teach her at home her school is done in many more places than at home! I feel privileged to be able to spend the time with my kids with other people that have the same goals in mind.

Horse Lessons

Today was the first day for Kit's horse riding lessons. She said that she was nervous the before we got there. Then when we drove up she saw that some things had changed and she was still nervous. After she got on the horse the nerves subsided. She remembered what she learned last year and she felt good about her lesson. I was very proud of her. She is a very cautious girl and she was trotting with her arms off the reins. Mr. Wheels fell in love with the dogs that they had there and after Kit was done with her lesson and the saddle was off Mr. Wheels was able to sit on the horse.

A Day At The Fair

Today we had a homeschool group field trip. We went to the town fair and then had a picnic. Kit was very adventurous and brave. She is normally very cautious but she went on the flying swings and on the large blowup slide. I was so proud of her. Mr. Wheels got to go on several rides too and had fun. He also enjoyed to animals.

 

Dancing

During school we have sing and dance time. I have a play list created on my IPhone and I plug it into the stereo. We dance and do motions to the songs. For one of the songs we listen to an alphabet song. I have foam letters that we put on the floor in order and run on them while the song is playing. Then we listen to a Spanish alphabet song and do the same. Both Kit and Mr. Wheels love to do this and they are both getting something educational.

Book lovers

While changing a diaper Kit was reading a book. After I was finished Mr. Wheels climbed up and she read it to him. I love this picture.