Addison has been her busy self lately! We recently started home schooling and we are both really enjoying it. Most people are surprised when they find out Addison doesn't go to pre-school, but right now we feel like it is better to have her at home. For one thing, a deployment year involves lots of travel and I didn't want to worry about her missing school to spend time with family. She does go to hourly care on post at least a couple hours a week to run off energy and play with other kids. Some weeks, she might be there everyday...we'll just have to see how patient Mommy can be! :)
We spend about 20 minutes on school the days we do it (normally about 3x a week).
During school time she is learning her letter names, sounds and practicing writing each one.
She learns to recognize her numbers, count and do simple math problems.
She is learning the Pledge of Allegiance and once a week we talk about what freedom means and read a history story.
We do art and home ec projects.
We do science experiments (thank you Chick-fil-a kids meals!)
We end each day with story time.
Two week ago, Addison had three boo-boos in one day! Here you can see where she ran into a pole at the playground. (She loves to play waitress!) She also had a small cut on her head from running into the china cabinet full speed ahead! The same day she also cut her lip trying to "shave" with my razor!
Poor Chad had a hard time keeping his stuff together while he was packing. Addison wanted to know what everything was and try it out. When she put this on she said, "I'm going to get my guys and going to fight the bad guys!"
Her favorite thing to do right now is play dress up and be a princess. While that is typical for a girl, we just entered the "I want to be a princess" stage.
She looks so grown up!!
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