Creative Homeschool Exerience

He's 5, Iditarod, and Love of God

Well today was official my baby turned five years old. I feel a little sad. Only because the boy's seem to grow faster and faster with each passing year. But I am loving to see who they are becoming along the journey. My birthday boy was so excited to turn five LOL. He told everyone he saw that he was five years old LOL. He would stick out his arm as far as he could reach and splay his five fingers and proudly announce to anyone that would listen, or make people listen with his loud voice lol, "I am five years old!" He was also excited that his daddy shared the same birthday!

After my baby blew out his candle was a number 5 candle) he kept saying where's daddy's candles? So I looked and found a three candle and we didn't have a one candle so I just used a regular birthday candle and made hubby blow them out LOL!! When I load them up on my computer and resize them I will try and post them.

Well I have been talking to a friend of mine who I just met about four or five months back, who just started homeschooling this year. And she was doing a study on the Iditarod race. For those who don't know it's the dog sledding race in Alaska. I thought it sounded cool so I decided to do that with my oldest when we start up school again on Monday. She also told me about a yahoo group where they are doing this and you get to pick a racer and follow them along in the race. This happens in March. But I am looking forward to doing this. I think the boy's would love it. My youngest might not understand a lot of it but he will get something out of it too. If anyone wants to learn more about it . You can go to this website Iditarod History it is really neat!! I haven't finished reading up on all of it yet but I will get to it. I need to find a wall map of it so my oldest can map out the progress of our racer. I am not sure of all the details of it just yet but I will learn more from my friend when we go over to her house on the 12th.

The boy's and I also went to the library today to return some books and to get more. I was impressed my oldest usually doesn't really pick out books for him to read but today he did!! I so hope he picks up my love of reading. I just love to pick up a book and read. If I didn't have kids I tell you I would have my nose in a book all day long LOL. It's a good thing I have the boy's though so they can keep me active and interested in other things LOL. I also picked up some books on Ancient Egypt and dinosaurs. Two of the things he wanted to learn about. We will see what we get too LOL. With the dinosaurs I am going to have to review the books and edit out the parts we don't agree with. All though I have explained to him that a lot of scientist think dinosaurs lived millions of years ago. It's funny to any time he hears on TV or reads something that has that in there he will point out. No it wasn't millions of years ago LOL.

All though we haven't really done school since just before Christmas I have been keeping up on Bible study with them since I bought the new Devotional Bible book for them last week. They are short so I have to expand and have him talk about them more but I like it. I am so proud of the boy's and their love of God. Jesus loves the little children and you can really see it in the boy's. Always reminding us to pray at the table and my oldest will witness to others about God. I remember one time someone was saying God made the earth in seven days and my oldest said well actually in six because the seventh day he rested LOL. He is my little logical child LOL. Not much gets passed him LOL. He loves to learn about God and is always so full of questions and wonder. Sometimes though I truly believe he may know more about God then I do. Having the boy's have really led me to God and I am loving seeing God in my children everyday!! What a blessing I have in my two boy's. Even my youngest will make sure we pray and tell God he loves him!! I believe in us homeschooling not only are the boy's learning but so are hubby and I through our kids!! I am so glad we can homeschool!!

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12:00 AM, Jan. 4, 2007 .. Posted by HomeForHim

Happy Birthday to the little guy! Gosh, don't blink too often.....they grow up so quick!! =] Thanks for the info on the iditarod race...THAT sounds REALLY neat. I'm definitely going to check out the site and work it in. I know my kids would love to learn more about that. Thanks for stopping by my blog. I'll talk to you soon. =] Deborah

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8:55 PM, Jan. 4, 2007 .. Posted by Jess

HI thanks for stopping by my blog. I like yours. It sounds like our sons are a lot alike. MY son is 5 and also loves dinos and learning about God. He has a lot of books about dinos and I just recently, in the last few months, learned that dinos did not live millions of years ago so I had to reteach him all of that. All of his books say Millions so I just told him to ignore that part because a lot of scientists don't believe in God.
He also loves learning about God. He loves it when I read the Bible to him. Both he and my 3 year old daughter refuses to eat without praying first, even at other people's birthday parties! It's so cute!
I look forward to those pictures they sound really cute!
Blessings--Jessica