My little artists

Kids love to create.  They love to make things and are curious about so many things.  Look at that little guy, trying to paint his body, and then the camera. LOL.  My sweet little children.  They bring so much joy to my life.    I need to stop trying to control things so much that I don't let them create and try new things.  I need to let them use their creative sides more.  I use to do more crafts and fun art projects.
Where did that side of me go?  I am hoping to get that person back.  Maybe once I get over this nasty cold I've had for ever.  I keep hoping I'll be over it so I can be more fun and creative.  Lets hope that that day will be today!  I'll feel better and start getting into schooling more.  Teaching and letting them teach themselves.  

Cooking and baking

In part of our home school I want to teach my children how to cook and prepare food.  I feel it is very important to know how to feed one self.  :)  So far my two oldest have offered to cook some of our meals for us.  I love it!Here is a pic of a mini corn that was found stuck to a regular corn on the cob.  The kids were excited that we got two for the price of one.  :)  Come to find out the mini corn didn't taste very well. :( boo!

Break?

  Right now it is officially "summer break".  Although, being a mother and a home schooler, I still try to find many times and ways to continue to teach my children.  Some times those ways are the best.  Some of my children learn better when I teach that way.  So whenever there is a teaching moment, I try to take that moment.  Even while we are outside playing with chalk, or ball.  There is always a time to teach.
  So really, we shouldn't really have a break from school.  Being my kids teacher, I do like to give myself that break. But with unschooling it definitely works out, that I'm still teaching them but I'm also getting a little bit of a break this summer.

  Next week we will be going to Vegas and St. George for a little family vacation.  I hope to have many teaching moments while were there.  We'll also be there for Denver Snuffers lectures.  Maybe we could listen to the talks and teach our children as well.  I'd like to take them to the talks but with how young they all are I don't think they'll sit very long at all.   We'll see how it goes.

 

Why I chose to HS

I have no degree, I haven't been schooled on how to teach.  Why then, do I teach my children?  My entire reasons why is unknown.  I do it because it's what I feel is best.  Best for me, best for my children.  I feel that they need me.  They need their mother.  Am I the best teacher?  NO.  But I am their mother.  I know them best.  I know their style of learning, what's best for them individually.  They are my children and I know them.  If I struggle the Lord helps me to know what to do to pass the struggles.  Is it easy?  NO!  Definitely not!  Do we fight and argue?  Of course, who doesn't?  But we work through our struggles.  We learn to get past them.  We learn and grow.

I Love my children, with all my heart.  They are my life!  They are my everything.  I want to be there for them.  Through thick and thin.  I want them to know that I am here for them whenever they need me.  Whenever they are struggling.  I want to teach them all I can now before they go out into this world.  Now is when they need me.  Now is when they want me.  I want to teach them everything I know before I send them out to "build their houses", to face the big bad wolf.  I want to prepare them for life.  They will have plenty of "life" experiences in their lives.  In due time.  I want to "shield" them while they are young.  :)  Keep them under my wing before they take their first flight.

So why do I do HS?  They are only young once.  I will never have this experience with my child ever again!