I never imagined that I would be so excited to start homeschooling! As I've looked over Andrew's curriculum for the year, I find myself eagerly anticipating all that we will do together. Since I look for every opportunity to celebrate the special "little things" of life, I wanted to be sure that he knew how significant this day was to our family. The day began, as it usually does, with all of the kids snuggling in my bed. I was thankful for the opportunity to take it easy in the morning, so I said to Andrew, "Do you know one of the best things about homeschooling? (jokingly referring to not getting up quite as early) and he replied, "spending time with my mom." He melts my heart & his answer was much better than mine. Still hoping to get my little joke in, I asked, "Do you know another great thing about homeschooling?" to which he replied, "learning about God." At this point, I gave up on the joke & realized that maybe he should be teaching me. :o)
I gave him a pirate backpack with his name on it; he was SO excited. Then I took his picture next to an antique school desk that we have. I plan to do this with all of the kids at the beginning of each school year. My parents agreed to keep the girls while he & I went out for breakfast. He chose Bob Evans & it just happened to be their grand opening. We had some fun pictures taken in a photo booth, met Biscuit & Gravy and received some neat prizes. After breakfast, we went to Walmart to buy school supplies. He was especially excited about his Spiderman notebook, Transformers folder & blue clipboard. Our first full day of school went extremely well. I look forward to seeing his knowledge increase over the coming years. He said, "This is the best day of my whole life!" This little guy is a greater joy than I could have ever anticipated. We love you, Andrew!!
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