Having the kids home for summer vacation has been so wonderful! I missed them when they went to preschool! I often wonder if I should have waited another year to send them. But that would have been more about keeping me happy and not about if they were ready. They thrived in preschool-they LOVED making new friends, learning new things, learning to swim and getting to run around and climb the play structures:) It was amazing timing for me in regards to Renn the newbie. She was 5 days old when they started school last year. It gave me a few hours a day that I could really get to know my new little tidbit, before the twingers arrived home with their loud stories and rambunctiousness!
But now that they are home and we are sharing every moment of every day together, I am beginning to wonder…. I really would love this routine to not change a bit…. I have started looking into homeschooling. Yes, I know, I know… another huge task that I know nothing about yet “feel” I would love! I already hear the comments!:) haha! Actually I helped home school my sister. And I home schooled myself here and there over the years(another story…hahaha). Yes, I am a space cadet lunatic, (with the punctuation of an ESL kid at times) but I was actually was a great student.
So I got a few preschool study books a week ago and decided to give it a try. We have been ‘playing’ school every morning after breakfast. They have been practicing their letters the last few days. Just tonight with his tiny little hand, Raimy slowly wrote out his name! I was so excited I started screaming! We took pictures and danced around the kitchen. He was so incredibly proud! Shortly after, as not be outdone, my little Saylor wrote out her name too! It was a huge milestone for my little 3 year old twins and I saw their confidence grow right in front of my eyes.
After putting them all to bed I went back in the kitchen and held their little chicken scratched names in my hands and it brought tears to my eyes. How could yesterdays pink, new and naked beans be todays big kids. It goes by SOOOO fast and I don’t want to miss a second of this adventure. I know that this is an occasion I would have missed had they done it in school. I am so happy I was there to experience it with them. What else will I miss out on with them in a classroom? Am I crazy? Do we know any homeschooling moms out there?
