PINKLE TOES PHOTOGRAPHY: The light of knowledge ♥ Austin Child Photographer
Well. It happened. My eldest graduated from Pre-K. In the grand scheme of things, I know it’s not a huge deal, but in the Anderson household, it actually is. This marks the beginning of a major change. I haven’t talked about it much (at all?) on here, but my husband (yes, the mohawked-5th-grade-science-public-school-teacher) will be saying goodbye to that part of his life (he’s been teaching for more than a decade) to stay home and lead our own home school.
Wow. It feels strange to type that out. A little scary.
It’s exciting, too, because I know our children will have one of the greatest teachers I’ve ever known. His/our vision for our school is very different from the norm. And I hope that we can follow through with the greatest success.
May 21st, 200912:29 am at
CONGRATULATIONS on your lil guy’s graduations! Definitely a big accomplishment in his eyes anyway. I love the pic–he looks so pensive. It’s awesome that you and your hubby have decided to homeschool your children. I’m sure they will enjoy it as much as he will. Again congrats!
May 21st, 20095:01 am at
that’s awesome. That is what I’m doing as well. With everything our son has going on, we’ve just decided it’s the way to go! Good luck with it all!
May 21st, 20095:48 am at
We homeschool, too and also follow a path unlike the one many others choose. Your family lives such a full life and your children are surrounded by so many wonderful and creative things. They won’t be able to keep themselves from learning! You will love it. We’ve been doing it for 3 years and it is the best decision we ever made. I look forward to reading y’alls homeschool adventures!
May 21st, 20096:45 am at
yay for you! i homeschooled my oldest two and believe it was one of the best things i did for them. hugs
May 21st, 20097:19 am at
That’s really cool! You should encourage him to write a blog about it.
May 21st, 20097:52 am at
good for you! what a blessing for you and your family!
May 21st, 20098:25 am at
Wow! That’s an incredible step! Good for you and your family. I was homeschooled 4th thru 12th and loved it. Plan on doing the same with my kids one day.
May 21st, 20098:25 am at
We’ll be jumping off into the world of homeschooling in the fall. I’ll be homeschooling our oldest for 2nd grade. Kinda scary but I’m so looking forward to having more time to spend with him.
May 21st, 20099:04 am at
wow!!! Homeschooling is great! We did it last year but my son had some speech problems that were better solved at school (but we pay an arm and a leg for private school) I imagine that one day we will do it again :) You will love how close your family your family will be because of homeschooling.
May 21st, 20099:13 am at
this is fantastic!!! I am so excited for you guys. My oldest too is going to be going into kindergarten and I will be homeschooling. I am scared to say the least. I pray your family have a wonderful time learning and growing!!!
May 21st, 200910:07 am at
Bless your hearts! I, too, am homeschooling but only my JK daughter … we’ll see where God leads us as far as the rest of the girls! God bless your hubby for taking on such an amazing career change!
May 21st, 200910:28 am at
What a great undertaking! There is nothing more important than your child’s education. :)
May 21st, 200911:26 am at
Michele you are blessed beyond measures! I’m so happy for you look at all that you have to be thankful for! I can’t wait to meet your family. Graduating from K is a HUGE thing! It’s a new chapter! Enjoy Anderson family enjoy!
May 21st, 200911:26 am at
awww….congrats on the little graduate and good luck to Virgil! Sounds like y’all have such a fun future!! And, I LOVE the idea of him blogging about it…
May 21st, 200911:43 am at
That’s great news, Andersons! Congratulations on the big graduation and best wishes to the whole fam on the homeschool front.
May 21st, 200912:23 pm at
incredible.
i’m saying a prayer for you all right now! it will be wonderful!
May 21st, 20091:03 pm at
Great news for your little man! Way to go to your husband too. I am a mom of 5 kids (all under 6) and I homeschool my oldest 2 (6 yr old twins). Its been really great for our family. I am also a busy photographer and it all works out! So don’t worry you all will do great! On another note I am SO impressed with how many homeschool moms commented!
May 21st, 20091:57 pm at
Wow! I’ve been reading your blog for a couple of months (found it through Lynday’s site), but I’ve never commented. I’d love love love more info on why/how you’re doing this, because it’s also something we’re considering for our 4 and 2 year old.
May 21st, 20096:43 pm at
congrats on the graduation and best of luck to all of you. I too would love to hear about your decision and path to homeschool.
May 21st, 20097:08 pm at
Congratulations on the graduation and here is wishing you all a thumbs up for new begginnings!
May 21st, 20097:21 pm at
Congrats! What a great decision!
May 22nd, 20095:56 am at
ok…its official…I am moving to Texas…can we join your school?? (seriously, I am not moving…but this makes me want too!) Congrats!
May 22nd, 20098:57 am at
That is AWESOME!!!! I homeschool mine and it’s not the typical school day either but it is SO rewarding! May God bless your family in this journey!
May 24th, 20099:33 am at
Congrats on the decision. We are going back to hsing this year also, it just works best for us at this phase of life. I love the image of him in his cap and gown, priceless.
June 8th, 20097:18 am at
Very cool! Keep us posted on how the HS-ing goes. We’ve been batting around the idea for a while (ours is 2, so we have some time still) and I’ll be checking to hear how it’s going in your household. Your blog is always a treat to read – refreshing, real & genuine – can’t wait to hear about this new aspect of your life! Gorgeous pic, btw. – PB :)
June 8th, 20099:46 am at
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June 9th, 20099:11 am at
Congratulations. Sounds like a very exciting new chapter. Good luck with it!
June 18th, 200910:01 am at
You are amazing! I love this pic! Thanks for sharing your talent with us all :)