Homeschooling

Yes, we homeschool. Sometimes when I tell people this, I get strange looks. I've gotten questions and strange looks when I go grocery shopping in the middle of a weekday with my kids. Sometimes people say they don't know how I do it. Or why I do it. And believe me, there are days when I wonder why I do it. But honestly, I wouldn't change it for the world. And of course people almost always want to know about socialization.

So here's a look at our homeschooling life. I love being able to see my children learn new things.

I have some really great friends who homeschool also, and we got together regularly last year for fun, and this year we decided to do science and art together. We get together once a week, and make a day of it.

Here are my kids on their first day:

After they spent the morning learning about clouds, they went outside for a cloud story, and to paint their own clouds:

And of course clouds bring precipitation, so they each got a turn at being a meteorologist. There were some seriously crazy storms in the forecast that day:

And there's always a fun science experiment going on:

Or a cool art project:

And of course all of that hard work makes them hungry. So we have lunch together:








































And what else would come after lunch besides recess??

And of course Isabella and Vanessa have some fun of their own:

So there you have it. It's sometimes wild and crazy, but I love it!