What We Have Been Up To

Since I last posted summer has finished up.  It flew by this year I swear!!  I have some photos to upload of some of the things we did this summer, I am going to share the start of our school year instead.  I have brought the kids back home for the beginning of this year.  I had thought I would homeschool them all year long, but after some more thought on the matter I am only keeping them home until the start of the new year. 

 Why go to that trouble you may wonder?  Because I am going to my hometown for an extended stay during the holidays.  My kids would have needed to miss 7 weeks of school, which if you have kids in the school system you know doesn't fly.  So besides using this opportunity to help my girl get some math facts mastered and letting my boys be boys we are just enjoying this little break.  

Tripp (K)

Keegan(3)

Avery(5)

I love the idea of homeschooling.  I KNOW it works.  In my head it is awesome.  In my reality it just really doesn't fit.  My husband has a job that requires him to work away, a lot. I am left to hold down the fort.  Some can do it with ease it seems but when I try I feel like I lose a little of myself.  Then I spend sleepless nights beating myself up over my lack of abilities.  Which I know are lies, but things my brain tells itself none the less.  

So here's to hoping the next 4 months go by with ease and as little complications as necessary!

Fishin'

Keegan has been determined to catch every fish in the pond across from our house.  So far he hasn't done too bad.  For a boy that the teacher kept saying had a "focus" problem, he sure can focus on something he loves!!

 Um after looking at the above photos I realized how badly he needed a hair cut.

 And then just messing around in the drive through line.  The fam minus the man!!

The kids have been at VBS all week.  They have had an awesome time.  Tripp had to miss today cause that boy has had me up every night with the croup.  His ear now has an infection and we might need to discuss tubes again. Booooo

Christmas Card

I am dabbling more and more into photography. I love taking pictures. I have since I can remember. I have a nice camera, a very nice camera, thanks to my Mr. I have started taking workshops and doing online tutorials. I am starting to shoot in manual. I am still learning.

Today after the kids got home from school we set out to take our Christmas card photos. We loaded up and went down the road about a mile. These are some out takes from the shoot. My kids don't always want to cooperate with me.....

RIP Canon Power Shot

Soon after this photo was taken my beloved point and shoot was drowned by a rogue wave. booooooo

Keeganism

Things I needed to hear today....

#1. Responding to a question from Avery: "Yes in deed"

#2. "You're the hottest girl ever!" To me after hugging my neck this morning with his cold hands on my warm neck, but hey I'll take it!!

I'm doing something right

Super exciting day for this household. I must be doing something right....as he now has a new skill!!!!

Where did the summer go?

Is it just me or did the summer just fly by?! How can we be in September already???? Well here is one high light of our summer, Keegan learning to ride without training wheels. He loves riding his bike now and let me tell you he is hard to keep up with. He has his little legs going a mile a minute, it is quite funny to watch!