This week

 

2nd week of homeschool and the kids have adjusted to the new routine beautifully.  Colin has done a great job staying quiet while we work and will sometimes sit at his little table and draw while we're in school.  That has been the most surprising to me; I thought for sure he would be loud and destructive, but I'm thankful to be wrong.

I've already seen so many blessings from homeschooling.  I love that reading time looks like this:

If they had been in public schools, both would have missed 2 days because of "snow" and colds.  But we were able to continue our work even with some sniffles and flurries.

We also made a trip to Williamsburg to the Yankee Candle village.  We have been trying to get here since before Christmas, so it was big deal to finally make it happen.  Alison earned a gift certificate while in school and has been anxious to use it.  So here she is, making a wax hand:

This is how excited Eli was about the event:

 

And then daddy found the candy factory part of the village and a smile appeared.

 

It was a good week and I'm ready for a few more solid days of school before we head to Kansas.