...a good beginning to a new school year!

 This teacher LOVES her students!!

 This year we're using:

Bible: Joshua, Judges

Math-U-See

Emma Serl's Language Lessons

Spelling City

Sonlight Readers

Apologia Science: Zoology 1

Beautiful Feet American History

Pre-K for our little guy will consist of:

reading books together, playing 123/ABC games,

Sheppard Software (great website!), 

a preschool workbook, playing with brothers, etc.!

 Our main goal is to see our boys become more and more 

like Christ.  School is a part of that.  Intermingled with 

science and spelling we are teaching them about 

faithfulness and doing their work "heartily, as to the Lord 

and not to men...".  As they write and study English, 

they are learning to "do everything without complaining".   

Every day we endeavor to train and teach them in the 

ways of the Lord because we believe this will bring them 

true joy! 

And WE are growing right along with them!

(Colossians 3:23, Philippians 2:14, 1 John 1:1-5)

...a great school year!!!

My husband and I are so proud of our boys!  

They successfully completed 1st and 2nd grade! 

 Our older son GREATLY improved in his handwriting

 and read stacks of books this year!  

He also learned all about carrying & borrowing in math!  

Our middle son is reading everything in sight now, including his 

Bible, and spelling very well!  He picked up adding & 

subtracting fast!  They also had a Spanish class with a Paraguayan 

sister in Christ once a week and attend a gym class in the area.  

They've grown in both these areas too!  

WELL DONE, my boys!!!

 They both thought they had one more day of school left 

but we surprised them by taking them to the Asuncion Zoo! 

 The zoo really does not have many animals but it does have a 

great selection of beautiful birds, many of which fly freely in Paraguay!  

 We had fun watching the monkeys play around!

 (Our smallest is starting a new fashion with his sunglasses!)

 

  We had a really fun day celebrating the end of a great school year 

and watching some of God's cool creations!

...love notes!

After a particularly tough day of home school 

(I corrected a lot of mistakes and behaviors

and did so without much patience or grace), 

I found the markerboard full of love notes from our oldest son. 

  His patience and grace with me 

brought a smile to my face and my heart!  

Thank you, my precious son!

Later that day I had written my husband a little love note.

My middle son had found it and thought it was for him...

he came running into the kitchen and gave me the
biggest hug ever!  We decided not to tell him
who the note was really intended for!  

   

"Dear friends,

let us continue to love one another, 

for love comes from God."

1 John 4:7a

...boys that love to read!

 This year during home schooling, 

I cannot get books into our oldest's hands fast enough!

He flies through a book and then asks, "What can I read next?"

 

 This cute guy, is starting to get faster at reading 

and enjoying it more!

I think he's also a bit motivated by his older brother! 

I love when he randomly asks how you would spell 

something when we're at the table eating or in the 

car driving - his mind is just turning!

 

And our littlest guy...loves to be read to!
This little bathroom scene just cracked me up!
Here he is looking at pictures on his own but he could
just sit forever and listen to us read...
especially books about dogs!
(If you ever read to him, be warned...you could get licked!)