Small things in Life

I wish I could blog about every single day of my life.  So much goes on during a day and I feel like I have to write about everything or otherwise I would forget.  Time does not wait for your desires to get fulfilled.  Each day passes by and when you hit bed around 11:30 or 12:00 in the night you hardly have any energy to sit at the computer blogging about your day.  However, today I have decided to do the opposite.  I am not going to bed without writing this blog.  It is right now 12:03 am and I hope to finish this in the next 10 minutes. We'll see how that goes :))  

After longing and desiring for a new camera over a year, yesterday we finally got a brand new Canon.  I was so excited to finally have a camera which will take pictures with good clarity unlike the the old camera we had for a long time and the broke phone camera I use.  I hope to post some good quality pictures on my blog from now on.  Even though so much is there to write since the last time I blogged I am just going to focus on the little things that took place today in our lives.

getting back from the library

My Handsome little Georgee

haha

lost in their world

We started off early morning, went to mass, grabbed a small breakfast and free coffee from McDonalds and hit straight to the library for Story time.  We left the library right after story time.  Once we arrived home I had to bring our new camera outside to take some nice pictures.  I love this camera especially after comparing it to what we have been using these past years.

We had a pretty easy day today.  Kids were behaving, not too many tantrums.  George is really enjoying his homeschool.  In fact he sits for almost 1 hr these days during our school time.  I am amazed at how much he is starting to enjoy it.  Praise God!!  

George & Anna singing along as we begin our family prayer

Padre Pio - pray for us

George is drumming for our song.  

His pretend Kajon

Anna dear just enjoying the things on our prayer table

We went to the park today, George rode his tricycle.  The best of all was the lovely weather today.  I am really enjoying these last few days of summer/ beginning of fall.  Sony was home by 7:45 after his night school.  It is always a joy to see the expression on the kids when they see Sony coming back from work.  

I can never stop enjoying this priceless smile she gives when she sees her dad

We had a special prayer along with our family prayer to our dear Saint Padre Pio whose feast day we celebrate today.  It is always good to look back at the day and ponder upon how we experienced God's love through these many little things.

Can you  believe my little Anna is one year old!!  Sigh!!!  

Home Education Begins

There is so much to write about homeschooling and my decision to move forward with Homeschooling George.  I haven't had the chance to write all about it but I hope to post more on it in the coming weeks. Tomorrow George will officially begin his first day in Preschool at home.  I have been home educating him since last year but it was never on a set schedule rather it was to get him used to learning and seeing me as his teacher.  I don't know how everything is going to go tomorrow or the rest of the year but I am fully surrendering it to Jesus, Mary and Holy Spirit to help me and guide me through homeschooling.  The church has given us parents the responsibility to be our children's primary educators and I think I am taking my first step into this role.

I have planned to start early tomorrow and take the kids to morning mass at our church to get blessed by the priest.  I am also taking his books and other items to be blessed so that we can have a fresh start.  I think this will also help George to see that it is not the same anymore where we just do school whenever we feel like but we are doing it more seriously.   I have been telling him all about it today and preparing him.  I have no idea what it all means to him.  I will let the Spirit lead me.  

Items inside the Schultutes

Back To School Schultutes

I added a rosary also in there

I just finished making a Back to School Schultutes for George.  I added some goodies for him to feel extra special on his first day of school.  This is going to be fun.  With regards to teaching I am going to continue where I left off last week.  Currently I am using two preschool curriculum for George, Little Saints Preschool Program and Seton.  I hope and pray that I will do the best I can with the little knowledge and understanding God has given me.  I know I am no expert and I don't have the patience or capabilities to do this but I do know that I shouldn't be depending on my strength, instead completely trust in the Lord who has blessed me with the children and the call to Homeschooling.

Seton

Our Homeschool Area

 As I prepare myself for this new endeavor I am also praying very specially for all the moms and children out there who are beginning their new school year.  May God guide each one of us to do what is best for our children and let our only goal be to bring our children closer to Jesus.

Anna darling joins us too in school and this is what she does

Messes up cheta's (George's) school stuff haha

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Surrendering our little ones to our mother as we prepare for the feast day of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary