School is going pretty well. Matthias has begun reading short vowel words--he is eager to learn to read. I think he will pick it up quicker than his three older brothers. Mackenzie is so funny--she sits nearby and repeats the letter sounds when Matthias is going over them. She also loves to color and work on her "big book". She thinks she's in school too. The others are coming along in their school well. We have our good days and bad, and they each have their best, and not so best subjects. We're all learning together on this journey of home schooling.
It has been an adjustment for Mickey in the World View Classes. He is so smart and capable, but is a minimalist for sure. He just wants to get his work done, so does as little as possible to get by with the assignments. Matthew and I are constantly encouraging him to work more diligantly and to do his best work, but it's an ongoing battle. Pray with us that he takes his work more seriously and realizes how important it is now that he start preparing for his future.
Not much to report in the sports area from this fall. None of the children's teams were very successful at winning, but they had a good time.
Now on to my little ballerina. Madeleine started ballet and jazz in the beginning of September. She is really enjoying it. The parents are not typically permitted to watch class, but this past Wednesday was observation day. The parents observe from an upper balcony, which wasn't the best scenerio for picture taking, but I did my best. Here a few of my favorites:
I'm hoping to get back to posting more frequently, but just in case I don't get another one in this week...
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!
