So, how is Caleb doing in public school you might be asking? Thankfully God IS big enough to handle all the small things that go on when I’m not there (haha, DUH!). Thankfully He is also merciful and forgiving and has allowed me to grow in this experience also. ♥ Caleb is doing very well academically and from the teacher’s report does well with his peers and school in general. We are enjoying watching him grow and mature in various areas but I will admit, I miss him not being with us all day long! He says school is okay/good but longs to be homeschooled again for various reasons, one being he really, really misses learning history! This is exciting to me because I have really started to enjoy and actually love learning history since I’ve been teaching it to the boys. Gaining a Biblical perspective of the happenings on this Earth chronologically from the beginning of time (Creation) until now has been amazing. The classical education model has helped me to be able to facilitate this it has been a fun ride! I still purchased the history portion of his more traditional home school curriculum thinking we could just do "extra" during the evenings etc. and he would still get that portion. I was sorely and sadly mistaken. The poor guy is exhausted when he gets home and by the time he decompresses by playing w/ Benjamin and reading what he wants for enjoyment, eats dinner, does his homework, bathes, etc. it is time for bed already. We don’t know what next year holds yet but we are excited to see what God has planned for Caleb concerning his education. We are confident He will reveal that to us and will be listening intently for that answer! We are thankful we can take it year by year.
Caleb really took off running with reading in the spring of 2011 and is an avid reader to date. Often times he can be found after school with a book (I happen to have a few laying around LOL) or one of daddy’s 20 plus year old Scrooge McDuck or Donald Duck comic books. He also loves to read Garfield and books about World War I or any other interesting history book he can get his hands on. T-ball w/ Benjamin was a huge hit and he is also enjoying Cub Scouts with some of his classmates from school twice a month. Caleb’s favorite memory, from 2011 (other than farming w/ daddy, of course) was our family “beach vacation” to Myrtle Beach at the end of the summer and he says he thought the Peoria Ballet’s performance of “The Nutcracker” was just “okay” lol, even though he was completely mesmerized the whole time. I was *so* excited to take especially him because I was in second grade the first time I experienced it up in the Chicago area and it was the most magical thing I had ever seen. I actually dreamt about that ballet (that I was watching it, performing in it, etc.) for years after I saw it. I guess w/ the different technology these days it is just different for our kiddos concerning "entertainment"...plus - he's a boy. I had to chuckle when I heard another little boy behind us say he was tired of all the faeries LOL. Our three boys did very well and sat with their eyes glued to the stage through the whole thing...well except for the bathroom breaks, of course. Jeremiah was actually the best behaved if you can believe that!! (Helps to sit front and center down on the main floor about seven rows back from the stage and go at 9:00 a.m. when they are rested, fed, and ready to pay attention.) Here are the rest of the pics of our handsome little first born at 7 years (on Thanksgiving Day during our 8 min...no maybe it was 6 min long photo shoot after church at Gma and Gpa S's church HA!) We sure do love our sweet CR! XOXOXO ♥
Caleb really took off running with reading in the spring of 2011 and is an avid reader to date. Often times he can be found after school with a book (I happen to have a few laying around LOL) or one of daddy’s 20 plus year old Scrooge McDuck or Donald Duck comic books. He also loves to read Garfield and books about World War I or any other interesting history book he can get his hands on. T-ball w/ Benjamin was a huge hit and he is also enjoying Cub Scouts with some of his classmates from school twice a month. Caleb’s favorite memory, from 2011 (other than farming w/ daddy, of course) was our family “beach vacation” to Myrtle Beach at the end of the summer and he says he thought the Peoria Ballet’s performance of “The Nutcracker” was just “okay” lol, even though he was completely mesmerized the whole time. I was *so* excited to take especially him because I was in second grade the first time I experienced it up in the Chicago area and it was the most magical thing I had ever seen. I actually dreamt about that ballet (that I was watching it, performing in it, etc.) for years after I saw it. I guess w/ the different technology these days it is just different for our kiddos concerning "entertainment"...plus - he's a boy. I had to chuckle when I heard another little boy behind us say he was tired of all the faeries LOL. Our three boys did very well and sat with their eyes glued to the stage through the whole thing...well except for the bathroom breaks, of course. Jeremiah was actually the best behaved if you can believe that!! (Helps to sit front and center down on the main floor about seven rows back from the stage and go at 9:00 a.m. when they are rested, fed, and ready to pay attention.) Here are the rest of the pics of our handsome little first born at 7 years (on Thanksgiving Day during our 8 min...no maybe it was 6 min long photo shoot after church at Gma and Gpa S's church HA!) We sure do love our sweet CR! XOXOXO ♥
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