Kindergarten!


School's in session and we have kindergarteners in ze houze!
It was an exciting day as the kids learned math, phonics, language arts, science, and music. The curriculum seems a bit more advanced than my kindergarten recollections, where getting along with others and learning that you shouldn't eat paste were the major points.


The above pictures were actually taken a few days ago as we were prepping for the start of school. Today, to their dismay, lessons were not conducted in Mama and Dada's comfy bed, but instead in the old french schoolhouse aka our dining room.

Boxes upon boxes of educational materials, all ours to explore this year!

The teacher remained relatively calm despite the fact that she was unspoiled by the ravages of experience.

Lorelai and Kellen's new pencil bags filled with personalized pencils made the first day of kindergarten all the more fun and exciting. Thank you Grandma!

Our first day of homeschooling went pretty well. The kids were excited and seemed genuinely interested in learning... yay us! Now, I know that not every day will be like that, but for the first day of kindergarten I am relieved it went as smoothly as it did. Housework suffered as everything took me longer than I expected, but I have hope that as I get into a routine I will be able to squeeze in some necessary household maintenance. It will be a fun adventure to be sure and between being a soccer mom, dance mom, and teacher mom my life will be full of wonderful (and sometimes stressful) busy moments.