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Schoolin' Reyes

Jesus following, coffee loving, homeschooling mama. Teaching my children with the grace of God. This is where I share about our homeschooling journey, parenting, and everyday life.

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We’re gearing up for some big changes around here. Well, mostly me. I’M gearing up for big changes. Someone needs to invent a new word specifically for homeschoolers that enjoy light workbooks and unit studies. We started using free unit studies about two years ago and my kids love them! We’ve been doing interest-based unit studies regularly, since. I guess the un- in unschoolers could be for unit studies around here? No? 😂🤷🏻‍♀️ Anyway, I think I’ll be doing my first IGTV video sometime next week. I want to share all of my picks with you, as well as my current fascination with The Good and the Beautiful. Yes, I know: bandwagon, me, jumping. 😜 Also: check out our last watermelon of the season! The girls said it was the sweetest one yet! Also again: Ryder has a new love, his flaming scissors. Be jealous. #hopon #schoolinreyes #unschoolish #unitstudies

I’m not saying I need one of these big screens in my house, but... 😂 We had so much fun getting to hang out with Dad this evening! He’s been working long hours, and we’ve missed him. #schoolinreyes #unschoolish #gattiland

We found some interesting spider friends on our walk last night. 😬 #schoolinreyes #unschoolish

Ella has been interested in special effects makeup since she saw a bit of The Walking Dead a few years ago. Then, it was necessary to find YouTube videos to show her that what she saw was just makeup. Now, she follows so many makeup vloggers and follows along with countless how-to videos. She came in the kitchen while I was making lunch to share her latest wound with me. Someone get the girl some antibiotics, that’s lookin’ rough. 😂😜 #unschoolish #schoolinreyes #specialeffectsmakeup

Lucille Joy is ONE MONTH OLD. I’m not sure how it happened, but it did, and she’s lived up to her middle name. She’s brought us so much joy! Also, check out the sweet flowers her sisters picked and arranged for her picture! Most of the pretty flowers are long gone, but they found Crape Myrtle and cucumber blossoms. #happymonthday #lucillejoy #schoolinreyes

A while back I wrote out our mission statement when we were transitioning from boxed curriculum to a more relaxed style, then eventually to unschooling. A veteran homeschooling mama told me it’d help us decide exactly what we were looking to achieve with our homeschooling journey and stick to it and at the time it really did. I’m currently following along with the 31 Days to Successful Homeschooling with @lifeofahomeschoolmom. Day one called for reflection on my mission statement, so I pulled it out of the closet it was hidden in, and re-read the words I’d written years ago and forgotten about. I’m glad this challenge has put our mission statement in the spotlight— it’s a great reminder during this long hot summer (And during our time of transition with a newborn.) of what we’re trying to accomplish and why. A love of learning creates the passion to pursue new topics well beyond school age, making nothing unattainable to a teachable mind. The ability to independently set and reach goals will push them to be all they can now, and later in life. Back in January (I think...) we started using workbooks again per child request. This pushed us out of the “unschooling” category we’d been in, placing us into a nice, comfy place of “unschoolish.” We’re happy here for the time being, and our mission statement has sparked new conversations of goals, career choices, and the future. #schoolinreyes #unschoolish #missionstatement

I found the boys reading well past 10:00 p.m. a few nights ago, and I couldn’t even be mad or bring myself interrupt them. Hayden is the best big brother. #schoolinreyes

Library, thrifting, and Chick-fil-A. Pretty much the definition of a perfect day for all of us! #schoolinreyes #eatmorechikin

Emma woke up crying this morning. And not just a little whining, CRYING. She felt me get out of bed with Lucy and popped up, “where are you going!?” She needed me (And her baby Lucy.) this morning, crying until well after everyone else was awake. So I relinquished my quiet time to hold her. (Holding her this morning was anything BUT quiet.😜) Since Lucy was born, she’s felt so big in my arms, Lucy’s tininess has made her feel more toddler-like than ever. My once smallest child now feel huge in my lap! So often I find myself reminding Emma, “you’re a big girl now, remember?” Even friends, family, and strangers have been telling her for months that she “has to be a big girl now, the baby’s coming!” And “you’re not the baby anymore!” But honesty, she’s not that big, and she kinda still is. She’s still a toddler— you’ve heard the tales. ;) She still needs to sit on my lap and hold my hand. She still needs me to hold her extra tight for no reason at all. She needs me less than a newborn, but more than most. While a toddler isn’t a helpless newborn, or a baby learning to crawl, she’s still a small person who doesn’t even know how to put into words that she woke up a little too early and should go back to sleep. She’s still too young to express plainly when she’s feeling certain emotions; emotions that sometimes, well, just suck. Having a baby doesn’t make your other babies grow up over night. They’re still just as needy as they were the hour before you held that new baby in your arms for the first time. With each child it becomes more apparent just how quickly they grow. How fast they become independent. So I hold them a little longer. And each time it feels like I didn’t hold them for long enough. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Also, in case you’re wondering— the writing in my hand is scripture. I’ve started writing convicting verses on my hand as reminders when things get a little crazy around here. I’ve been struggling with Mama Yelling while trying to get my point across, and this has helped. I saw it first over at Large Family Table with @jamerrillstewart #mamaholdyourbaby #schoolinreyes

Hayden kept Miss Emma Faye entertained while doing chores this morning. 😂😂😂 #schoolinreyes

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