Two weeks in

So we are now officially two weeks into our school year. I have been primarily working with Owen and feel like we are both getting a good grasp of what are day is going to be like. I have been so pleased with the changes in him, although I don't know exactly what has caused it. We did take some time off that I believe did both of us a lot of good. We both are really enjoying our new curriculum and reading stories about Abigail Adams, and Sarah Noble. I love that when I get done reading our section for the day he says is that all? It makes it so much more interesting than reading a dry textbook. He has done so well with his copywork and dictation the last few weeks, where last year it was a total fight. Towards the end of the week he had an assignment to free write a journal entry. Last year he would have fought me every step and then we would have both ended up in tears. I debated  to even put it in front of him, but was totally shocked when he said ok how many sentences? I replied five and he started writing, it was hard to contain my excitement.  Most of our reading I am doing right now and I pick and choose what we do orally and what we do writing wise to not overwhelm him. I am totally encourage thought and pray that we continue to move forward.

I am working with Wyatt teaching him how to write his numbers and some basic math, pasting and cutting. Next week I hope to start the five in a row with both Pixie and him. I plan on taking this weekend to gather what I need to be a little more prepared. I am not sure when I will start the MFW Kindergarten with him, just playing it by ear and trying to make it fun.

Wednesday night we decide to join a local homeschool group outing to Ghost Crab on Topsail Beach. We have been trying to do some of the events the group organizes but they never seem to work out with Pixie's nap schedule or our school. This was a late night event and I though the boys would enjoy. It was put on by Ecological Marine Adventures and they did a fantastic job. Owen was the oldest out of the group, most of the kids were around Wyatt's age. The boys did a great job and I was very proud of Owen helping Wyatt. It was interesting meeting some of the people from the group. Everyone was very nice and I think we will definitely try to fit in a few more of these activities.