A pretty great homeschooling day

Today . . .

Jack has showed me his beginning reading skills. He is mastering those all important words like "cat", "sat", and "the" I am thrilled to pieces. When I tried to teach Laura to read, the efforts were not as successful. I am now convinced that she *just wasn't ready* If you have a chance to see how well she reads now, it is obvious.

Laura sat down and did her math homework without drama. Guess what. She does math pretty well when there is no drama. I was shocked at how fast she flew through problems that usually leave her (and me as well) in a pile of frustration.

There was almost a really cute moment this morning on our way to homeschool kardio kids at the YMCA. Laura and Jack were walking hand in hand, a complete moment of sibling friendship, until Laura started going too fast and ultimately ended up dragging Jack behind her on the cement. It was a wonderful 5 seconds while it lasted!

Messy James

I think he was just showing off his good manners for the grandparents, I would NEVER let my child get this messy while eating (he is eating the leftover mushy baby food that Megan didn't want at all)

Jack's Soccer

Jack has really enjoyed YMCA soccer this season. His team was The Blitz

Here are some shots of Jack in action:

Warmups:


During the Game (I think all the boys here are too cute)



Cheering Section:




Go Blitz!

Fun with Friends

We had some fun with our friends the other day . . .

Lunch on the porch:



James had a friend to create beautiful music with:
(I love how she tries to twist his arm off)

Laura Is Stylin'!

Not many people can pull off this look, but Laura sure can!

And the side pose so you can appreciate the high heeled black dress shoes:

Latest Picture of Megan

We get all dolled up for church, but Megan knows that when she hits that church nursery the ladies will pull that headband off of her. Apparently they don't believe in torturing children like I do!

Where's James?

James is always finding ways to have fun around the house . . .like when we are doing laundry:




I should be careful, since James is usually quite drooly, people may think this is where I put him to dry him out.