I like the idea of free events but so does everyone else which is why I typcially avoid them. However, this year some of our homeschool families mentioned they were attending the annual farm animal days hosted by the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. The plan was to go about an hour before closing…
I’ve mentioned that I love the flexibility that comes with homeschooling. We can do field trips whenever we want but I’m not great at planning/organizing field trips. Thankfully some of the moms in our Classical Conversations group are better planners and we get to benefit from their skill. Today I took Jude to the Wake…
Jude has been talking about camping for over a year, and this past weekend, he took his first backpacking trip with Joe. They went backpacking at the Eno River State Park and camped for one night. The weather wasn’t perfect. There were high wind advisories the day they left and a freeze warning the night…
I don’t know about you but I’m excited for the next school year already. I mean we haven’t even finished the 2015-2016 school year and I’m making plans for 2016-2017. You see next year we aren’t doing preschool for the younger boys and I’m homeschooling the oldest 2 boys, Jude and Noah. Noah starts kindergarten…
This week is the preschool boys’ spring break. Also, Jude just finished up his final week of Classical Conversations for the school year last week. So everyone is on Spring Break this week, including me. I love spring break, it’s less work for me and I just get to play with the boys all day…
Spending time outside doesn’t require any additional supplies but I’ve found that when I bring along games/toys/snacks for our outdoor adventures it enhances our time. So I’ve compiled a short list of a few of my favorite things. These are things that I either keep in the car or make sure we take with us…
As the weather gets warmer we are spending more and more time outdoors. I know this may change after it gets really hot and unbearable, but for now we are enjoying the sun. We are spending so much time outside that my kids are actually just relaxing in the shade and reading or drawing instead…