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or trying to find a YouTube video for the next holiday (History of Valentine's Day) or subject we are studying!
But sometimes you need to stop and look around to see the special times that you have with your kiddos. We are doing touch football with a great group of boys, Alex is having a blast. Anthony on the other hand isn't always wanting to play. :( Being smaller and coordinated like his mother doesn't always lend itself to catching a tiny ball! This pic was taken on one such Monday, Anthony's friends that usually climb trees with him didn't make it. So there he was playing by himself, which he usually does without a problem. This time it just got to me, so we took a walk around this beautiful park while brother played football.
Do you believe in old souls?? I don't really know how it works but sometimes your kids can just say things that make you stop and look at them. Anthony is most def an old soul if there ever was one. When I suggested we do something like look for fish or frogs in the lake, Anthony sat on this bench and just said, "Just sit down with me and enjoy the view with me for a minute, then we can look for fish." I almost started crying!! Here is my 10 year old wanting to spend time and talk with his mother. I hope that all the other mothers out there have moments like this. It makes all the work of homeschooling WORTH IT. I can get all teary eyed just thinking that this is going to end someday. One day there will be girls, cars, job and friends that get a head of the line in front of me, but this day I rated the number ONE on the list!
ENJOY THEM, they grow up so fast!! I never believed it when my grandma would tell me that, but it is sooooo true. When you are chasing them as toddlers trying to keep them safe, happy and exploring the world around them, you can sometimes think man I need a break!! Now I am just hoping that I can slow down the time I have left with them!! So happy to be a homeschooling mama;)
Happy Homeschooling and Enjoy every moment you can!!
