The Life of Riley

Day 4 in the bag! Phew, barely. Today was too classic not to blog about, so hopefully it brings a smile to your face. :) Woke up this morning with serious tummy issues only to find both Elijah and Jameson feeling under the weather.  Cancelled our Thursday playdate and we lounged around hydrating and just taking it easy (OK they were taking it easy, me, on the other hand, that's a joke. I am a mom of 3 littles after all. I was playing Mommy Nurse). Around 11 we sat down to do school. Now, Elijah's participation is hit and miss, which I completely expected.  He is always game for music time (he is a dancing king after all) and game time. But today he decided he wanted to join for all of it.  So little Mister with his pensive mind asked "Why?" only 80 gazillion times today.  We stopped and had a snack every 10 minutes (Elijah is my hungry boy after all) and a few water breaks (thirsty boy too). Get my drift? Lots of breaks and pauses with him a...

Today we started homeschool! After several weeks of researching, planning, organizing and prayers- we are finally beginning! We chose  Heart of Dakota's  Kindergarten curriculum this year and will include Elijah in as little or as much as he seems interested in. We will also be adding in several things to enrich the curriculum such as Magic School Bus shows,  Kids of Integrity  devotionals from Focus on the Family (I highly recommend checking these out for families who do or don't homeschool) coloring pages, history timeline, seasonal/holiday extras etc.  I am so excited to see what God is going to teach ALL of us this year.  Here's a look at our first day: ~ Started out waking up at 6:15 to notice my lovely husband was still sleeping next to me and not at work. He surprised me with a day off to help with the first day! I was over the moon about that.  I had planned on getting up before the kids to have some tea, read my Bible and prepare for my da...