Right now we are getting geared up for the Christmas season. So far Tim and I have only bought one Christmas present for one child. I haven't started on our Christmas cards/letters yet, when usually I have them out by now. So we are a little behind. Tim is the 2nd counselor in the bishopric and that has been a big change for us. He is often gone to church meetings. This is his busiest time of year for his business, and so he doesn't have much spare time at all.
The kids and I have been spending more time at the gym. We get schoolwork done as quickly as possible and go to the gym in the afternoons (3 times a week). Beth, Sahara and I exercise for an hour while the four younger kids are in the childcare, and then we all go swimming for about 45 minutes to an hour. It has been a fun diversion.
Everything has been going well with our schooling. We've been working on getting our schoolroom clean and organized, and getting the kids' schoolwork into individual folders in preparation for our "Back to School" night coming up in January. We wanted our families to see what we've been working on and give them an opportunity to see how homeschooling works in our family. It should be fun.
Anyway, we hope you enjoy reading here and seeing what we're up to.
Here are some random photos (mostly of Naomi & Talley, but one of our six at home on Halloween night):
