Homeschooling

I'm so excited about the new things we've been able to start doing lately with the kids and more specifically with Jackson. He just turned five, but I know that he is ready for some serious homeschooling so since we just got tax money back I was able to buy some new materials for him to use and things are already going amazingly well!!!
These kids never cease to amaze me. I can't wait to write some reviews of our new stuff!

Handwriting

When Jackson was tiny I had certain plans that had to do with his education. Some of these plans are on track and some have been horribly derailed! for instance I tried to teach him that the letters made were they're names, but it is next to impossible to shield a kid from outside influences when it comes to letters and he picked them up anyway. Not that that was the end of the world, he did learn the sounds and is reading well for someone four days shy of his fifth birthday.

"helmet"

Anyway now I'm faced with a similar dilemma. I originally planned on teaching cursive from the beginning and even bought cursive sandpaper letters, but I also purchased a classroom package that included manuscript letter and a manuscript movable alphabet. Growing up I changed schools a lot so I missed learning cursive altogether, though I did pick up some here and there, so I'm not at all confident in my own abilities.

"pepper"

Now as I am trying to make curriculum choices I am starting to really question what to do about handwriting. Jackson has a fairly shaky understanding of writing print, but he doesn't enjoy writing so he hasn't had a ton of practice. he does however have some and I don't know if would be better to continue on or switch. Will it confuse him? He's such a matter of fact guy I worry he'll reject it right out as blasphemy. Also how will it effect the other kids and how they are taught to write? Could I teach them in a different way then I taught him?

"out"

I've found this program that I'm interested in trying, but I am nervous about shelling out the cash and then changing my mind or him hating it. Has anyone tried Logic of  English? I could sure use some advice before we get taxes back and I make my mind up one way or another. Why does choosing a curriculum have to feel so complicated??? I have changed my mind so many times in the last month my brain feels like mush!

I'm a bad blogger

I know that I'm terrible and can never remember I write any of the things I think to write about, but I'm hoping that once we get our home school situation and rhythm/schedule back on track I can. maybe actually bother to post something on occasion. while I'm bad at blogging I'm decent most of the time with Instrgram.
 Anyway here's a couple pictures of life since I last posted a year ago:

Introducing Lincoln

OK, so maybe that way more than a couple, but come on it was a year!!!