Extracurricular activities!

I need to get some photos, etc, up here. I suppose I will refine this blog more as I use it more.

So Trevor is home now and we are deschooling a bit. He's not used to being "home" since our weekends are usually pretty full and Ray is here. So now that he is alone with me and the girls again, he must relearn how to get along with us. He's been a bit of a challenge these couple days, mainly because we are not structured and he's getting bored with being at home. I am letting him chill and be bored for a week to help him become inspired to find things to do. Next week I will add a little structure so our routine will be a little more predictable. We'll find our way.

We've also picked up some extracurricular activities. I have never really done more than informal free playgroups (never joined a pay mom's group), I've never put my kids in art classes, music classes, etc. It just seemed like a waste of money when they were so young. But now I see more of a benefit. Trevor is also old enough for cub scouts now! So Trevor is in cub scouts and LOVING it. Ray takes him every Thursday. It's not a homeschooling specific pack, but there are kids he knows from his year at school there and he plays with them and has a lot of fun.

Then I was looking through the Parks and Rec classes and found a drama class for 6-9 year olds open! Now, Trevor can be way dramatic and is constantly acting out things. He runs around pretending to be a villian and a hero and has he runs around, having this battle with himself, he is singing his action packed theme music *and* narrating what he is doing as he does it. It's hilarious to watch him play sometimes. So he is very excited to be in a drama class. It starts next week. Then Rachael, she wanted gymnastics, but they were all full. So I signed her up for this dance class that's more freestyle type movement than learning formal ballet and tap. It looked like a fun class that would get her moving, so she is looking forward to that as well.

I can't wait to find our groove! :)