Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Homeschool

Well we started home school this week! I was a little nervous about how it would be with everyone - One in kindergarten, third grade for the twins and a new little baby!
All went great though and everyone was soooo eager to get back to work. There was absolutely no complaining which was a major plus for me. I put the twins (who had been home schooled since kinder) into public school at the end of October last year to let them finish out 2nd grade. Being pregnant, I felt I was just too sick and tired to do an effective job of teaching. They had a blast and God really just blessed us with a wonderful school and the perfect teacher for both of them. C's teacher was a little high strung and girly and E’s was just the sweetest laid-back teacher. I think she was more nervous meeting with me than I was with her. Anyhow, I thank God for that year of rest. I got to say, even though home schooling can be extremely challenging and I don’t ever truly get a break, I love it! I just love the time spent learning as a family. I love the Bible time and singing. I love the family reading. I even love the tough times when teaching a new concept and they just don’t get it. I love it all! There is just something about teaching your kids….something about learning together as a family.









Happy school kids!










Working hard....

Dad gets into the action!

5 comments:

Amy said...

WooHoo! Welcome to the world of blogging! : ) It looks beautiful, my friend!

Norwoods of Keller said...

Great job on your page!
And a simply gorgeous family!

Colleen

Jessica said...

Wow!! You amaze me Ms Celeste. Talk about supermom!! Hope your year is especially rewarding!

Unknown said...

Wow Jeff & Celeste! This is Tiffany, Ryan's wife. I am TRULY amazed w/you all. Especially YOU Celeste! I don't know how you do it. Connie brags about ya all the time, telling us how special you are w/what you're doing for your family. Heck, I'm just amazed at you have 4 children, not to mention HOME SCHOOLING!!! .. And working tooo! Yikes! I was also shocked to read that your twins are 8!!! Where has the time gone? Crazy! Your kids are beautiful. Thanks for sharing. :-)
And Jeff .. congrats on all your success as well! We hear great things about ALL of YOU. Love, Tiffany & Spagnoli Crew

Claire said...

Hello from another "one of those". Speaking of homeschool, I would love to hear what you are learning right now in Sonlight. Several of us are using My Father's World and Charlotte Mason but not Sonlight. What good books do they have for you this year? What are you learning in history?
I'm looking forward to reading more. Thanks for sharing.

Claire