LET SCHOOL BEGIN !

The day has finally arrived for school to begin. You won't see a happier more nervous bunch I think, then our family.
We finally got Hailey into the Medical Arts Charter High School and are so excited about it but for Hailey this is difficult. New school, new kids, new everything. There are the same amount of Sophomores in this whole school that she had in her guitar class last year at the High School she was in! She knows this curriculum is going to be intense too but I think she is going to do fine!


There is a positive thing . . . her "bestest" friend Alayna happens to go to this school so she will at least know SOMEONE! Actually another friend Elisha also goes to this school - they will take good care of her I am just sure of it!

And we are off!!!! Yes, the homeschooling has started too. That will be one reason you haven't seen a post on here in awhile. The curriculum through this Virtual School is also quite intense. Most of the assignments with Tyler need a hands-on teacher.

Hayden has been almost schooling himself. I am hoping to change that. I am still trying to figure out how to schedule them so they both get some one-on-one time.

This is going to be quite an interesting year! I am sure there will be more posts to come on things we have done through the homeschooling. Just keep your eyes open and your patience on the forefront . . . it might be awhile!

School Daze!

Well, the day we have been waiting for all summer long has finally arrived . . . the homeschooling supplies have made it to our door! Everyone was very excited!

All of these boxes contained just the things for Tyler!

These items are Tyler's favorites so far . . .

Some of Hayden's things - Hailey is showing no mercy, she is already grilling Hayden from his Algebra book!

Some of Hayden's art supplies.

Tyler will be learning cursive this year among some other great things as you can see!

Tyler is using his new "equipment" to take a moment and check out Willow's fur with the magnifying glass. Willow was very patient with him.

Tyler's chosen elective this year was music. I didn't think I was ready to try to approach a foreign language with him yet! Yeah, that is a tambourine. . .

Tyler's Science . . .

Did I mention the inflatable globe? I don't have the heart to tell Tyler he will not need the safety goggles for all of his subjects. He wore them for most of the rest of the day.

Believe it or not I have to fit all of that stuff into these two carts . . . not so sure about this!

Ta - Da! It fit!

Actually, we did pick up another cart with different sized drawers to keep all of the supplies the kids needed to go with their books and also to hold my teacher guides.

By the way, these are the teacher guides for me! Scary, isn't it! Whose going to school here really?

Needless to say we can't wait to get started. I am getting a little cold in the feet but I am sure once we get going this is going to work really well for us!

Awesome Helpers!

It's always fun to have help but this time I was very glad for it. We have a weedy patch on the side of our home that seems to multiply overnight! I usually do the weed pullin' myself but Kurt felt the kids should kick in and help!
I'm glad he thought of it!

What would have normally took me probably an hour or so by myself took about 1/2 an hour with everyone plus we had great conversation to-boot!

Thanks guys!

Last Day of School!

Tyler loved his teacher this year! She was a truly wonderful person and someone that really knew how to read Tyler and help when she needed and step back when Ty needed to learn something on his own. Tyler now says he wants to be a 2nd grade teacher!

Hailey and I went to have lunch with Tyler on the last day of school. Normally I usually take my kids home after the lunch to get a little bit of an early start on summer but Tyler wanted to stay. The teacher had brought in a sno cone machine and had popcorn and all kinds of great things and she really gave them a fun time on their last day.

Here are just a few shots at his school.
Mrs. Knight -

Tyler with our next door neighbor boy, Landon. Landon and his family have since moved to Washington.

This little girl has a horrible crush on Tyler. Her name is Maddie and she is soooo cute. But, I am not ready for the boyfriend/girlfriend drama quite yet!

1/3 of Hailey's face, Landon and Tyler.

This is one of Tyler's best friends . . . Noah.

(Hailey kept messing with Tyler's hat - he doesn't normally wear it like that)

I tried to tell Tyler that the bill of the hat is for a reason . . . why does "being cool" always outweigh logic! Notice the horrible squinting!

This is Tyler's friend Erica - yes, they are the same age but she is really tall. They have been friends since they met each other at kindergarten sign up. She is adorable. Her family lives in the same subdivision as we do but they will be moving to Arizona in July. Her Dad got a job with the Railroad and is being transferred there. Really nice people, we will miss them!

Yup, Maddie again!

One of the last games of Pepsi he will play for awhile. Welcome Summer!

Things will be much different at the start of the next school year. I am trying my hand at home schooling both the boys come this fall. We are all pretty excited about it and hope to learn many new things about ourselves and each other. I am sure you will experience it all along with us on the blog!

Woo Hoo Summer is Finally Here!

The Happiest Kid Ever !!!!

I can't tell you how long Tyler has been waiting for this day! I think he felt like he was doomed to keep his baby teeth forever, but after A LOT of wiggling, tongue pushing and eating hard foods his little front tooth gave up it's battle and relinquished it's home of around six + years!
I am so glad he lost his tooth before he turned eight. I think that would have been too much for him!

These are fairly hazy and kind of gross but those of us that blog really like to get in the details because we want you, the reader, to experience as much as we do!
His tooth could actually lay flat out across his lip . . .

A clearer shot before the removal.

The aftermath. Now (I think in his mind) he is just one step away from manhood!

Congratulations Tyler - you lost your first tooth

before *Arthur!

*In case you don't understand the Arthur part, to try to comfort him with his worry about never losing his baby teeth, we would remind him that the book character "Arthur" by Marc Brown didn't lose his first tooth until he was eight.

Muscle Man

I stepped into our bedroom the other day and Tyler had decided to "workout"! This isn't the first time he has done this but it is really cute to watch him. He is so serious.
He usually wears about 5 wristbands too. Not sure why. Must give him unusual strength!

Here he is adjusting the wristbands . . .

Look at that strength!

Stretching technique.

Sad thing was he was almost done when I found him but it is the cutest thing!

The REAL Jedi Training . . .

This is a well hidden secret in the world of the Jedi. When you are first learning the art of light saber duelling, your first training is with Bubbles!

This was really cute!

Be in awe of the level of concentration that this takes!

I am sure he is an up-and-coming Jedi Master!

Watching Garrett !

A few weeks ago we had another opportunity to watch Garrett! He was so well behaved! The kids love to have him over. He currently is infatuated with motorcycles so that was a large part of his stay!

Looking at motorcycles in Garrett's motorcycle magazine.

Garrett thought he was doing something he wasn't supposed to so he was really excited to do this but when I didn't get all excited he lost interest.

The old standby - pot lids with spoons. Yes, it was loud! But they had fun!