First Day of This Homeschool Year

Today was the day. We started back to school today. We didn't start till 10, and we took a 2-hour lunch break with my parents at "Waffle's House", as my DS used to call it. But that's the joy of homeschooling, at least one of them.

We are using Christian Light for Language Arts and Reading. DS likes it so much better already! We had a different curriculum last year, and we all dreaded school. I'm so very glad we switched! We're still using Saxon for math, and I think we'll stick with that. He's always begged to do more, and today was no exception. We're using Handwriting Without Tears. I shared some of the cute little stories and rhymes in there, and I think he's better about remembering the difference between b's and d's. He likes it anyway, and that's a big plus for me! We started Spanish classes. I hope I don't blunder with this one. I think it's important for him to learn another language, and Spanish is very common where we live. We are using Mystery of History again this year, and he started jumping up and down when I got the book out. For art for today, I let them both finger-paint with shaving cream. They had a good time getting messy with that! For science, we are doing Apologia's Zoology - Exploring Creation - Flying Creatures of the Fifth Day.

So today was fun, and my tummy is hungry. Now to get ready for supper :)