Summer Fun Fun Fun

Here at our home, The Melendez Academy, we are busy gearing up for yet another full year of home school.  So, although we haven't actually stopped working on math or reading, we are about to dive into a whole new routine by adding curriculum.  I have been busy in all my spare time (HA HA) thinking about our next semester.  Some people call this planning.  I am not afraid of planning.  I rather enjoy it.  I, um, like to be in control.  I just can't imagine starting day 1 without having a PLAN!

Let me go back and add that we are having a fun summer.  Katie just finished a week at horse camp.  My dear sweet Katie loves horses.  She's fascinated by them and just loves everything horses right now.

This is Fozzy.  Katie rode Fozzy all week.  He only tried to buck her off once.  OH boy.  Not what a mom wants to hear.  Fozzy behaved the rest of the time.  Other than the extreme heat, I think she had a great week. 

Someone got a hair cut AND......

Lost her 2 front teeth in the same week!

We have more fun scheduled for the next few weeks before school starts for us.  We are going to the Glazer's Children Museum, The Lowry Park Zoo,  the library, and a whole week at VBS.  

We will start school July 22nd.  I really enjoy having time off in December.  

That is why I start so early.  

I didn't forget Mr. Jacob.  AKA Monkey! He is growing up so fast!  It seems in the past month he has gone from baby to toddler.  He is such a fun kid.  Do I have to chase him everywhere? YES!  Do I have to lock everything? YES! Is he absolutely adorable and worth all the trouble? YES!  I just can't imagine our family without him.  Jacob is most certainly the missing piece that completes our family.  He makes us laugh.  He's our little comic relief.

He has had a blast playing with his sister and driving her crazy.  He just loves all her little pieces.  I never noticed how tiny all her toys were until Jacob came along.  He darts in her room if the door is left open.  He just knows he will find a treasure.  He is currently cutting molar #4.  Its fun.  NOT.  He's happy one minute then he bursts into tears.  He officially has 12 teeth.  Only.....8 to go.  But you know, the fun never stops.  By the time we get past teething we enter into potty-training-mode.  We'll save that for next time.