"I'm just that kind of kid"

I was looking at some old Christmas-season blog posts today when Hunter came by while I was watching "the candy game" video. The video is of him playing a quantity-finding game, and I think that the laughter in the clip was contagious because he was cracking up.

Then of course he got me cracking up, too.

Laughing, I asked him in a sort of glorified way, "How did you do that Hunter?"

He looked at me and shouted,

"Well I'm just that kind of kid!"

"I will fetch my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker."

Job 36:3

Hunter is 4 years, 8 months old

Reading, Reading...

I still can't believe how much Hunter is progressing in reading.

Not only is he constantly reading random words ("Windex", "Pepsi", "Purell", etc.) but he is to the point where he can basically read any text, although it still takes him a while, he's reading it!

In this picture, I was having him read me the instructions to a fridge latch (for childcare, not Hunter) while I cooked, just for fun and to keep him busy (and he sure felt important, too). He is also pretty proud of himself that he can read Christmas cards, billboards, etc. And not only can he, but he does, voluntarily, and excitedly.

It's pretty funny because he will frequently tell me, "Mom, I am reading, can't you see that?" if I move something that he was reading or "interrupt" (am talking while he silently reads something, with me totally unaware). The other day he was silently sounding out the sign "Dollar Store" while we were waiting in the car, and got upset when I started talking to him.

He (and I) sure are discovering how fun and useful reading can be, and what a big world of discovery it opens up!

"And afterward he read all the words of the law, the blessings and cursings, according to all that is written in the book of the law." 

Joshua 8:34

Hunter is 4 years, 8 months old

Freecycle

So, I just made this great discovery called freecycle. Technically it definitely wasn't my discovery or invention, but I discovered it for myself since moving here. This past week we have gotten a box full of misc. toys (that Hunter was fascinated with since he doesn't have all that many), a bunch of great homeschool books (about California trees, history, physics, calculus, and much more), and even some kitchen stuff.

And, I'm pretty sure that this doesn't have all too much to do with homeschooling, other than the fact that we have gotten some great homeschool materials from it. So I guess it does.

I have just been so thrilled with the idea, I had to share.

Freecycle.org

"...freely ye have received, freely give."

Matthew 10:8