365- #199 (pretty blue in my garden)

365 - # 197-198 (school days)

Our school year has begun!  For the last month, we've been busy about making some changes to our homeschool.  I accepted a position as director of a Classical Conversations campus!  This means that our curriculum has changed almost entirely.  I didn't see it coming, but I am thrilled at what lies ahead with our decision.  I'm looking forward to the peace & assurance I'll have knowing that my girls are getting a complete education (meaning, I won't feel like I'm missing something)....and to the accountability of getting it done!

If you haven't heard of Classical Conversations and are interested in the classical education model, go to their website:   http://www.classicalconversations.com/ and perhaps there's a campus near you!

Well, until a month ago, I had no idea that we would take this route.  And, so, I had to be trained in a short month's time!  I've had very little else on my mind this month!
We started this week, along with our co-op that we've been part of for several years.  We're off to a good start.

my youngest working on IEW.

This is her first year, and she's doing great!

My oldest has taken IEW for 2 years, and this year she's taking her first online course in IEW!

I think she enjoyed her first class, but she hasn't demonstrated that excitement yet :)

my two youngest are taking typing at co-op....and I think it's safe to say that it's their favorite class!

other classes that they're enjoying:

French, embroidery, art, piano, science, and public speaking

At home we're still using Mystery of History, but will soon switch over to Story of the World for convenience purposes.

And, we're still using Teaching Textbooks for math.

In CC, we cover Latin vocabulary, English grammar, IEW (writing), geography, Science experiments, art/music, & history timeline.

phew!  I think that covers it!

365- #196 (I'd wear these, too...)

when I was a girl, my brothers and I had rainboots to wear in the rain (of course) and in the mud (at school, at home, our grandparents house, or at our camp).  Back then, rainboots were only black.  There was no other choice.  And I didn't really care.  But, if I had seen boots like these, I would have totally wanted to wear them!  My youngest girls have been eyeing them for a while now....and finally, they each got a pair.

And they are happy to wear them every chance they get!

365 - #195 (red shoes)

For our 11 yo's birthday, she wanted to have a scavenger hunt in the mall.  It was tons of fun!  And I think the kids enjoyed it too :)

The guests were split up into 2 groups and had a list of items to take pics of, or pics of the team with the item.  Here's one of the items....

365 - #194 (more cuteness)

speaking of cuteness, here's our 3yo friend sporting a fancy hat:

365 - #193 (scooter)

When this particular nephew comes over, the first thing he wants to do is "ride the dooter."  And he has more than one way to ride it:

the cuteness is almost unbearable :)

365- #191-192 (cake)

Eaglet #2 turned 11 this month!  Hard to believe...

here's the cake she requested and helped to decorate: