Crazy?

I have noticed a lot of the blogs that I "stock" have pictures of their five-year-old starting school and maybe some of you, or maybe not, have been wondering, "Why doesn't Annie have any pictures of Malachi starting school; he is supposed to be a kindergartner, right?" Anyway, the reason I haven't posted any pictures of him going to school is because he is in a program called the Virtual Academy. It is basically online school or homeschooling. I love the program because I'm given all of the curriculum for him (K12 curriculum) and all of the school supplies and books. They also have activities at least once a month with all of the other kids that are in the program. I don't plan on homeschooling him forever, just through second grade. Some of the reasons I have chosen to do this is...One, because I would prefer to be my child's number one source of influence until the age of accountability (8 years old). Another, is because it has been wonderful to have three hours of quality time with Malachi everyday(and Arianne and Ellie, who like to participate in everything that Malachi is doing). There are many other reasons, but those are the two main ones. I have nothing against public schooling and I intend to eventually send my kids to school, but since I have the choice, I have chosen to do homeschooling for now. Hopefully, none of you think I am too crazy.

If you don't want to see a bunch of pictures, then don't go any further. I have attached a lot of pictures that I have taken recently. Most of the pictures are of Ellie, because Arianne and Malachi absolutely hate getting their pictures taken. Ellie is not a big fan of picture taking either, but she can be bribed a little easier (as seen below, with a sucker). I also have a few pictures of two of my friend Emily's boys (she has three, but her four-year-old wasn't too eager to have his picture taken, sounds familiar). Sorry if you get bored of the view of my backyard; it is the easiest way to contain children while trying to take their picture.