This was an epic week for DJ as his Grandpa Dave bought him his first peddle bike as an early birthday present. He’s had a strider balance bike for two years that he rides like a pro. He is so ready for a “real” bike. His favorite part? The bell on the handlebars, of course. This week also started with me doing a lot of work on Monday that left DJ to entertain himself. Forgive the mess in the living…
Our family went tent camping this weekend and it turned out to be quite an adventure! Although I camped a lot in college, it’s been 20 years since I last pitched a tent. My husband hadn’t been camping since his youth and DJ’s knowledge of camping began and ended with the Daniel Tiger episode, “Backyard Camping”. But our local homeschool club planned a group camp outing for this weekend and we signed up back in August to attend. Of course…
This was a very non-traditional week of school. We started on Tuesday with a homeschool group tour of a local salmon hatchery. Salmon is a huge part of our culture here in the Pacific Northwest. The tour was split into two groups of 40 kids each by age (over 10 and under 10). When our group started, the tour guide called the kids to order and said, “We’re here to learn today even though this isn’t school.” One young boy…
For those of you who have been following this blog over the summer and the past year, it might seem odd to call this the first week of school. But it’s official – we have started the new year and since DJ is a November baby, this likely would have been his first year if he went to regular school. In some ways I consider last year just a practice year, but DJ accomplished SO much it also feels kinda…