Well its finally here, our books have arrived and we have started school. The boys are doing wonderfully already. The first few lessons for Parker will be review, to the point that if you totally forgot what we have learned you would catch on fast. He however did not forget most things so he feels like this is way too easy. Which is a good thing because he doesn't like to feel like something is "too much work". This way our year can kick off with him believing he can conquer all (which I believe also). Marshall REALLY wants to do several days worth of work at once, but I'm not letting him. Every day he says, "I just want to read." Give it a few more weeks and he will be reading like a pro! I feel confident that me teaching both will be very do-able. I thought it would be ok, but now I feel very confident. I love watching them learn. It's amazing to experience the feeling that a parent gets over all those firsts in life like smiling, rolling, crawling, walking, you know what I mean. I realized that with teaching them I get to continue to see those wonderful special moments. As daunting as the task of teaching my children may be I am encouraged by seeing those moments. I have a wonderful network of family and friends who are supportive to lend an ear or suggestions when I feel stuck, but most importantly to lift my needs to the Lord. It is by his grace that each day I am blessed.
We were able to spend the last day of summer at the Zoo. It was a hot day but we practically had the place to ourselves. Parker was reading all the signs and filling out a scavenger hunt of facts. Carson liked most of the animals but kept his map in hand saying "come on guys this is where the rhinos are." He really likes the rhinos, but when we got to them they were eating and you could not see their faces. So you guessed it we made several jokes about the rhino's butt. In case you didn't know this, boys think the only thing funnier than the word butt if mommy saying it. So at times like these, when my baby is sad because he can't see the one thing he has worked toward all day....I make a joke about butts or bodily functions and everyone starts laughing so hard no one feels sad any more! Sometimes a girls got to do what a girls got to do! Marshall REALLY wanted to bring home a spider monkey. He told us that if he had a pet monkey he would take good care of it and would never hurt it. Poor thing has heard too many storied from his Paw-Paw. Who, by the way, had pet monkeys growing up. Yes I said "monkeyssss". They all seemed to have fun and to learn something, so the day was a success in my eyes. I think I got the most out of it because I got a day with all my loves.
