Wayzley Academy

The other day the kids played in the leaves for a long time..they loved it!

Taejan wasn’t sure at first…

He was soon into it fully!

Here is he helping and bringing me some leaves..

Today we had Robin,Tom and the kids over for a cookout. It was a beautiful day for it too! The kids played, we talked and ATE..lol..

Lila and Taejan:

Lila had asked me the other day if we could make Smores so of course we did~!

It was a nice way to spend the afternoon…

The kids played dress up too for a bit..I didn’t get that many pictures amazingly enough..sorry Owen I didn’t get any of you!!

We have a very busy week! Noah begins his 3 week Horse Care class ( every monday for 3 weeks) , We volunteer at a local nursing home and Noah begins his volunteer work at the public library! Oh and all our normal activities plus Craft day at my house and a planning meeting Thursday night..ack..lol.. I do love it though..mostly!

Can’t go into details..but we can breath around here again.. I thank God for making it possible!

That she’s never been in a Home schooling home that didn’t have piles of “stuff” and experiments and other such things all over. Now me, being the Queen of decluttering and neatness..well I just totally said no way..not MY house..never…

Ah… well as they say..never say never… while it’s not a mess.. we do have more “stuff” around then I’d like.. I try and try to keep it all organized.. and we usually start the week off with it all in it’s place.. but inevitably by Friday… the house has exploded!

So I have piles of this and that on the computer stand, papers I need to look over and files on the file cabinet , our Learning closet and Learning cabinet..well they look like 3 kids have been in and out of them all week! I have 1/2 done decorations, and various art projects in various stages of finish.. not to mention lots of normal cleaning to do.

How does one educate 3 kids, clean a decent size house, manage said house.. live life and not explode? I feel like I am in a constant circle.. clean this room, clean that, wash these clothes, wash those, help with this work, teach that subject.. lather rinse repeat…

Am I complaining..heck no.. really I am not. Days like yesterday affirm for me why I do this. My kids are happy..for the most part anyway… my house isn’t perfect..but it’s ok.. I have a great circle of friends.. and one I’d happily call my “best friend” ( anyone else feel 8 when they say that?)..Life is really good..even if there are dust bunnies under the bed, dirty pans in the stove and marker on the wall!

Well today Taejan woke up with the nasty cough myself and the other 2 wee ones have had for a few weeks. We decided to have a nice quiet day.. relatively speaking. Jadziah had dance so we went but we didn’t stay.. my MIL offered to bring her home after class so I took her up on that.

Before we left Jadziah made her Godmother a birthday card.. I think she did really well trying to write Happy Birthday..

At home the boys got their learning done then when Ziah got home they did their science together ( Noah is basically teaching this to them..it’s a nice way to get them all together)

After Taejan went to bed I pulled out the reader from the Hooked On Phonics program we have that we are not using.. Declan sat down and read aloud to me 6 of the 14 books in the first level.. he tried the 7th but he got frustrated so we stopped.. won’t be long and he will be reading them all fluently! He loves that he is a reader now.. he’s so proud of himself!

now Nap time/rest time is over..it’s gorgeous out and once I get my laundry all put away we will go outside for a few!!!

Yep…another exciting few days at the Academy!

Yesterday we went to hang out with Robin and the kids.. they got new piggies a little bit ago and my kids have been bugging me since to go see them..

Lots of playing went on..of course.. I mean don’t you want to jump in the saw dust pile?? I want to but I’m afraid Robin will think I am even more of a freak than she already does..LOL..

Taejan wanted to see all the equipment..he has a thing for Tractors.. of course when we got close to this one ( then when the kids got ON it) he was less than thrilled.. he still has some sensory issue’s..lol

Of course the only ting I could think with this picture of Ziah and Owen in the tractor is I need to be playing Kenny Chesney’s “She thinks my tractor’s sexy”..lol.. Sorry..but ya know…

Owen loved telling me what each machine did..I of course..have already forgotten..Owen you’ll have to tell me again when I make Taejan’s book!

We got to hang out with the goats..they sure have gotten big! Gunko thought Ziah’s hair and my capri’s where lunch though..lol

The kids were digging a hole..I think to China.. all I know is they were so filthy I had to hose them off before I let them in my house..now that’s how ya know your kids had fun!

Before we left they got to help Owen “work on his bike”…

We had a great time.. as always… we never go wrong hanging with them!

Today we had a learning filled morning.. Declan has decided “school” ( trying to get that word out of our vocab actually) at the coffee table is the best way to go..and if he can swing on the chair while doing it then that’s even better!

He stops to do some writing.. BTW I have to say how much we are loving Explode the Code.. I am so impressed with this system.. Declan is getting better and better at reading.. he’s almost donw with book 1, so we’ll move on to book 1.5 I just got book 2 from CBD and he already told me he knows half the answers..lol

After rest/naps etc we went outside.. it’s so beautiful!! I can’t believe it’s the end of Sept in the Berkshires and it’s 80+ outside!!

Here’s Declan practicing his Kata for Karate.. he is so close to his yellow belt!!

Ziah had to practice too..lol

Noah did is reading outside in the beautiful air!

and what day wouldn’t be complete without my boys trying to damage themselves?

of course Taejan will not be left out.yes he drove the power wheels like this:

as I watch my lovely children and their antics I eat a little crow.. because I remember many a time saying “my child will NEVER do that”.. or some other version of the same..yet look at them… and not only do I let them, I photograph it! So new moms..never say never!!