Kinder day 33 - 2nd day 129

Hello to everyone! We have been having a blast in our school. We have even been schooling on the weekends. Shhhhh...lately both of the children are just zooming through it all. And who am I to not take advantage of it? We had that long break while caring for our best friends. And we did learn lots from that experience. We will never forget our time together. :)

Elijah is really into his math lessons. We have pretty much left behind the "baby" math as he calls it and we are getting into the harder maths. He can't wait for his 3rd grade book and we are SO close to ordering it. I have a reading, writing, mathematician next to me each day. His ideas are blooming and branching like crazy. Almost everyday he comes to me with an invention, and I sadly tell him that it has already been made. But I tell him to keep up the ideas.

He just draws all day long and while Tucker, Sabrina's new baby was here, he drew him in his notebook.

Today he made a buttlerfly today. Simple sculptury stuff and it had three layers. Very cute.

He rarely forgets to capitilize or punctuate anymore. His writing is improving and he can spell like nobody's business! The world really is his oyster now. I have taught him all I can and now I can release him and allow him to explore his books and to learn all he desires to. Wow! I never thought there would be a point where I thought this. But his mind is really on level with every adult I know. The only thing he lacks is experience in his world and the learning journeys he will make in the next years of learning at home with us. I am so excited to see his continued growth.

I taught him to read, to do simple math, and to think and write what he thinks. What is there really left to do? He will get it pretty much without me. Wow!

His memory verses for a little while are Matthew 5:13-16. I love these verses. He has it memorized and he says it everyday.

He is also learning a new poem by Robert L. Stevenson. We really like his writing. I was reading a book and he was mentioned there. I was like YAY I know who he is! :) LOVED IT!

Remy, how does one start with Remy. He is just learning too much! He has taught himself addition. I have NEVER taught this to him. NEVER! Matthew has taken to patting me on the shoulder and telling me he is sorry that the boys are so hard on me and taking my teaching away. *laugh* I just thought that this would be more hands on. That they would have a hard time. This isn't hard! This is easy! The only issue I can say we had was with Elijah and I finding our groove together and him not being pushed to write so darn much. He has even started telling me how his past work is helping him now. That feels superb! I am all smiles with school lately. It has been like falling in love...easy and enjoyable. It is like we are the only ones in the world experiencing schooling this way. I so wish all children had this experience.

Remy has just taken off with the reading and now he is spelling and writing words on his own.

If you look the first word is Remy. And then Bat and Net with a period at the end! He is even trying to learn punctuation! Tell him to STOP it already! *laugh*

Remy is so sure of himself and he loves doing this stuff. He will not go and play most days. He hangs on to me begging for school work. And if I don't do it with him he stays by me whinning until I do it. And if I don't he tells me about it the rest of the night and the next morning he begins again. He says it is fun. I really think he needs it. I think he makes him happy. But how? Anyone else dealing with this? I don't want him to go so fast. I want my baby to stay little.

Today he proclaimed to Eli, "You know I am actually reading now"! He loves to rub it in! *laugh* Eli always tells him how proud he is.

Remy's made a clown puppet the other day. He pretended it was real and that it was scary. *sigh*

I had to snap this picture one day of him watching a program on tv. :)

They decorated the tree all on their own this year. I didn't do a thing!

And I thought I would show a picture of my art gallery!

Isn't it beautiful? We frequently change out for fresh and new pieces. :)

I should have some new stuff to share on Egypt very soon! So keep a look out on our blog. :)

Merry Christmas!