First Day of School

We started school a bit early this year because we will be taking a two week break for our trip home in September and taking another break for a couple months after the new baby is born in February. I felt like it was a little rushed and we didn't get much of a summer break, but we did get the whole month of July off and you can't feel too bad for the kids when their school day is half that of public school. I was able to scramble and get everything planned in time, although I always have some adjustments and preparation throughout each day.
One person in our family was super excited for school to start:

She has been talking about it for weeks and couldn't wait to get started with the big new workbooks that I found for her. We are taking it pretty easy- Heidi needs a lot of easing into sitting still and doing what she is asked rather than whatever she feels like. We will have a letter of the week to introduce her to all the letters, then I'll have her do one page the way I ask her to, then she'll be free to do other pages that interest her, play with the toys that interest her, or play with Trevor.  I'll also get some interesting activities set up for her.

Asher and Leif are both so enamored with science because we are studying earth science this year and they are very interested in volcanoes, rocks, magnets, the solar system, etc. We have a few science experiment kits Asher got for his birthday that we will do as we study the coordinating topics and the boys can't wait!

And here is a bonus picture of Trevor, who gets to hang out while the older kids do school. Here he is enjoying a snack while the boys do their swimming lessons.