First day of school

Summer is gone. Well, the free days are gone. Back to the organized days of schoolwork. We started the '09-'10 school year today.

We are just putting our 'toe in the water' today. We will do 2 subjects only. This week we will slowly work our way in... toes today, knees tomorrow, full bodies by Wednesday. Next week we will be ready to dive in from the high diving board.

We took our school pictures this morning on the swing set. Daddy's patch of small sunflowers was a great background.

'T' wanted me to take a picture of him ripping his book in half or sticking out his tongue. He is in 8th grade this year. Can you tell? :) I conned him into smiling for one. It may be close to getting those braces off. Orthodontist appointment is on Thurs, so we will know soon. God has blessed 'T' with such a wonderful brain. He rarely needs help with his schoolwork. He is doing Algebra this year. He is really thrilled to be doing US History - he loves History but the US History is his favorite. He knows a lot more than me.

'W' is in 6th grade. Wow! Time sure flies.

He needs to go to the Orthodontist too. Time for him to get braces.

He was trying to smile for this picture but the bees that were pollinating the sunflowers had him a bit worried.

'W' loves to read-- like all of my boys. He is a good speller and has a great imagination. He is really interested in getting his own blog this year.

My baby is 9 years old and in 4th grade. (He doesn't mind me calling him my baby-- I asked him and he said,"I am your baby.......... just don't call me a baby in public.") The dentist told us he can start at the orthodontist also. Whew-- I hope they have a family discount plan!

'A' loves to read. He probably read a hundred or more books this summer. He likes all subjects but not really math. ;) ( His Math book was the only one that had a big 4 on it)

We are thankful to the Lord for strong minds and obedient hearts. This is an exciting day. The start to a great year!