Bloggity, Blog, Blog

Beatle finally learned to ride her bike without training wheels last night! She's been super motivated to because she found out that in her age division for a triathlon she's wanting to do if she uses them, she won't qualify for a medal. Plus, some boys in the neighborhood have been riding in circles around her. It was cool because one of the boys came with us to a parking lot and was helping to coach her. The only downside was that our new van was the only vehicle in the parking lot and she slammed into the back of it twice. The last time I got it on video...it was hilarious! Beatle just interrupted my thoughts with, "Hey, Bloggy McGee! How do you spell school?" Homeschooling is going well. We're both learning things everyday. She's learning place value and spelling; I'm learning patience and time management. But, already I'm LOVING the flexibility! Last week, Brent brought a band in for a back to school bash and I took Bailey home after it was over and we went back up to church. We got some time together as a family breaking down the equipment and Beatle got some one on one time with the band. Best part--I wasn't stroking out that it was 9 on a school night. Don't get me wrong, there have already been things that we feel like we've missed out on not going to school but when we went camping last Thursday and Friday, it reminded us that it's a trade that we're happy to make. Birdie is loving school. She has a great time and feels all big. She's only going part-time so she's not getting too burnt out. She's saying all kinds of sentences now. One time we sprayed some perfume that had gone bad and she said, "Yuck! I'm getting out of here!" that was her first big sentence and she hasn't looked back since.