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Julie, That's so funny! I can picture Colton having that same conversation, lol! We had another fun and successful day of Bigger today. :D One of the biggest blessings was following the outline you posted for getting ready for BHFHG. I just can't say what a difference it has made for us to have a pl...

Hehe, my kids looked at me like I had two heads too when I put the tape on the floor! Mom's gone nuts, but hey- it's fun!!!

We love the finger plays over here too! My little guy with Down syndrome loves music, so I thought they'd be a big hit with us. Glad you guys are off to a great start!!

We had an awesome first day!! Colton is excited about doing school today! This is the first time he's actually wanted to do more school work at the end of our day! I happily told him we'll have to wait until tomorrow.

I started typing a reply last night but had to tackle the dishes instead :D I wanted to reassure you that your younger kiddos will likely be more easily combined- so don't stress about running 4 guides quite yet. If your mind works like mine, you may be thinking "but what if the Lord blesses us with...

We had our box day on Friday! It was so cute- my son starting unpacking the box and sorting them by genre, lol Today is our first day of Bigger. We're so excited to dive into all those great books!! Saying prayers for a smooth first day!

Depending on your 6yo's other skills beside reading ability, you could combine them in Bigger or separate them into 2 guides. The best way to tell is by seeing where they fall on the placement chart. If you put the older two in Bigger, will your 6yo be ready to be doing all the writing required in P...

Sometimes I think it would be easier to send them to school for a year or two and then pull them out for them to really appreciate how wonderful homeschooling is! Otherwise, I don’t think he’ll understand how good he has it. Just some advice from a "been there, done that" mommy......Satan kept whis...

What an exciting sneak peek! I've been wondering what we'll have to look forward to after DITHOR. It's still a long way off for us as we'll just be starting Bigger next week but still exciting to read about! I love what you've chosen!

Yay!! Ordered Bigger and am breathing a sigh of relief now! I found that post from Julie about getting organized for Bigger and went Walmart to get everything we needed. So excited!

The other thought I had- rather than starting Bigger right now was to finish up R&S 2, do math, various read-alouds, cursive handwriting, & DITHOR until July when our 3rd grade year starts and go straight into Preparing (possibly 1/2 speed) then. He's not proficient with his cursive right now so I d...

Thank you for the encouragement and advice! I love the idea of having a spreadsheet to keep track of where we are at! Then I can still check my boxes but go at our own pace with some subjects.

Initially, I had gone back and forth about choosing Beyond or Bigger for our 7yo ds second grade year (he will be 8 in April). He is a very advanced reader, but I didn't want to overwhelm with too much work and have him get frustrated so I chose Beyond for him. The main problem we ran into was that ...

Thank you for the inspirational post! I need all the inspiration I can get right now!!

Thanks!!!