Homeschool

With a few years of homeschooling under my belt, it feels good to be starting Samuel's kindergarten year with more knowledge about what's out there. I love the options we have with homeschool, and I love that we can move at the child's pace, moving forward when they get something quickly, and spending more time on things they need more practice with. Samuel and Elena have different strengths and interests, so it will be a fun experience this year.

They always love crafts and activities.

This was the inside of a seed pod from a Kapok tree. Man, that was a mess! And that fluff stayed in clumps around our yard for weeks.

We did a Boston Tea Party play and everyone had a part.

We've enjoyed some fun field trips. This was at Descanso Gardens; we saw the cutest little duck family.

The different gardens are gorgeous!

 This was at Discovery Cube, a local science museum.

Local farm

This barn owl is at our local nature center.

 We went to the Museum of Natural History.

Elena started playing the piano last fall. Here she is with her teacher after her first recital. She worked so hard to memorize her piece.

Samuel and Elena also had their go at Tae Kwon Do last year. They really enjoyed it. 

It's really neat to look at what we did over the last year as we gear up for this school year. I'm sure we'll make a lot of fun memories as we learn.