Logan Learning

Homeschooling has been a blessing to our family in many ways. It has brought us closer as a family and given us freedom to do what we think is best for our childrens education. Emily is free to follow her interests and work ahead if she chooses. Logan is free to be himself and learn in his own way. I took this video to show his "learning style." If Logan were confined to traditional public school he would never be able to learn and anyone sitting close to him wouldn't either! He would be labled ADHD, ADD or Autistic. He is a smart boy, his speech is improving when he slows down enough, and he has discovered his love for math. He started adding and it just clicked and he is so proud of himself that he was able to do it the first time he tried. So if you have the time take moment to see learning in progress :)

Pictures Tell Stories....

Lets see if you can tell the story these pictures tell... ;)

Garden Updates...

Well I haven't planted any of my plants outdoors yet. The weather is still nasty and there are frost dangers. I don't want to waste all my work by planting them too early so I have a jungle in my house. My tomato plants are all blossoming so I will have early tomato's YAY! Emily and I planted squash, cucumbers, melons, zucchini and pumpkins the other day. They've all sprouted except the melons. We bought the dirt for our garden beds last Sunday so as soon as it stops raining I can fill the garden beds up :) I borrowed a book on composting at the library today and I'm going to educate myself so I don't have to buy fertilizer and dirt again. Next year I should be a pro! I think I even have Chris talked into building me a greenhouse :) This garden business is so much fun. All our plants are heirlooms so we'll be saving our seeds for next year. We are selling our extra plants to help with the cost of all this gardening I've been doing. I just can't wait to get everything outside!

This is my bedroom window...

We already have a blackberry... it's green now but it will be black when it's ripe.
My blackberry bushes and strawberries in the background

Emily's window... lots of peppers and a few tomato's

Lots of seedlings