Our Homeschool Journey

I think I have a general idea, a picture in my mind, of how I want to homeschool. 

I picture lazy mornings with hot tea, all cuddled together while we read classic literature. I picture days filled with exploring anything and everything, notebooks filled with writings and drawings and art, books filled with science and history and maths. I picture days spent outdoors, basking in the sun, with our toes in the sand or our hands covered in mud, surrounded by trees, exploring nature. I picture 2 eager children, in love with learning and exploring as much as I am. I have an idea of all the things I want to teach them and show them, in life 
                             and
                                  in learning. 

    Some days don't go this way. Some days the kids aren't eager to explore, or we don't get done everything we need to. Somedays I plan something great and the day crumbles apart in an epic failure. But those days when everything is great, when I stop just long enough to realize that this picture perfect day I strive for is unfolding right before my eyes, those are the days that remind me why we are on this journey.  We have been constantly changing and transforming our homeschool methods through the two years we've been doing this, as I discover what does and doesn't work for my kids, and I feel like we are finally settling into a rhythm that works for us. I am grateful to be where we are today, settled in to our rhythm, enjoying life and learning together and watching my kids grow up wild 
                       and 
                          free.