A New Term - and A Completely Fresh Take on Home-Education!

Things have changed...

Sunbaby, last of the pack and baby of the family, has started a hybrid home-education academy where she will go twice a week. It means less time for projects at home but more time for her with friends. It's been a year in the decision-making and it doesn't need to be permanent if we decide it's not right for her. But so far, so good.

In the meantime...

Her sunflowers have grown

She's made some awesome Star Wars pictures

A did some Star Wars spotting with her uncle

She's been baking

And hunting for conkers

Spending time at her desk

And she even made a Star Wars apple and pear pie

Bread making

And study books

The Boy got scouted for a DPP programme

And he still spends a lot of his spare time cooking and baking. He's been baking since he was three.

Sunbaby is proving to be a beautiful pet-owner

And she loves her baking too

The lavender had its annual cut and we made bags and bouquets for the neighbours

An afternoon well spent - digging for real shark teeth

Always busy - and always listening to nature podcasts

Autumn... here we come... and Panda Girl has gone on an adventure. More details soon!

Late Spring and a Beautiful Summer - full of Austria, Italy, France, US Family and more

The King's Coronation

Another rugby season finished for The Boy

Coronation celebrations

A day out with Mummy

Sunshine

Library days

Maths

Cooking

Fresh air

Two weeks with beloved cousins from the USA

Including a 21st birthday party for our beautiful Ballet Girl

A day in the Cotswolds

A funny place to stop - gutted it was closed!

Uncles and nephews

English heritage days

Everyone

A 12 hour exam for Mummy's degree

This girl had a summer of adventures

A trip to London to see Pudding Lane - and most importantly to watch Monkey Girl perform at her first dance production at university.

He's the tallest of the children now

An afternoon at a mini farm

This beloved cat turned 1

Monkey Girl spent the weekend at home and whipped up a few drawings.

Passed his red stripe

Lake evenings

A day in Paris for these three girls, their Papa and a surprise meet with their French Grandad and M-J

Beautiful evenings

Hot days

Accidental perfect colour matching

Always learning

Learning about fireflies

Sunbaby's flowers are looking beautiful

Best Papa

Science

Cousins

Panda Girl spent a week in Austria

These two - always together

Monkey Girl finished her first year at uni...

...and then flew to Italy for a week

Sunbaby went strawberry picking with her Papa

Blackberry and apple crumble - blackberries from the wood and apples from the community orchard

Two weeks of holiday club for the Sunbaby

Meeting one of her favourites

A week of Royal Marines Cadet Camp for the teens and their Papa

Evenings are for sailing

I love my children

Panda Girl is getting a ragdoll-maine coon kitten in the Autumn

A star-gazing evening

We miss our Ballet Girl - she lives and works away - they grow up too soon.

Last of the Summer days

The rugby season gets underway for The Boy

A day at the beach

This girl is another Monkey Girl - she loves her critters

This Boy has my heart

Days at home

A (very early) Christmas photo shoot with our photographer friend

More rugby evenings

Fresh air days

Time with her sister before she returns to university

And squeezes with this one because we LOVE her

These two

A new term awaits!