{"id":2506,"date":"2016-09-06T11:25:07","date_gmt":"2016-09-06T15:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/winklerworldonline.com\/sda2\/?p=2506"},"modified":"2016-11-12T22:43:43","modified_gmt":"2016-11-13T03:43:43","slug":"a-journey-around-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/winklerworldonline.com\/sda2\/2016\/09\/a-journey-around-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"A journey around the world"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Well, we are embarking upon a new journey this year.\u00a0 With Alexander returning to school, we only have two little ones left in our homeschool.\u00a0 But our sweet second grader and Pre-Kindgergartener are in for a super-fun year.\u00a0 Aidan loves ships, so our theme this year is &#8220;A Learning Adventure.&#8221;\u00a0 And along with our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mfwbooks.com\/products\/9\/Exploring-Countries-and-Cultures\/#Overview\">My Father&#8217;s World &#8211; Exploring Countries &amp; Cultures <\/a>curriculum, we&#8217;ll be &#8220;traveling around the world&#8221; visiting different continents and discovering various countries, cultures, and environments.\u00a0 I think that I am most excited about the year at this point, but the boys are pretty interested in the idea of sailing around the world.\u00a0 Lucas is excited that Alex&#8217;s old desk will now be his desk, and has been busy filling it with his favorite pencils, erasers, fresh markers and supplies, including the coveted <em>red scissors<\/em> he kept trying to snitch from Alex all last year.\u00a0 Aidan has been pretty interested as the packages of textbooks have arrived at the door, and he&#8217;s especially intrigued by the Atlases and other geography supplies we&#8217;ll be spending the year with.\u00a0 He&#8217;s my little <em>mapman<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2508 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/winklerworldonline.com\/sda2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/9-5-2016-1st-day-of-school-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"9-5-2016-1st-day-of-school-2\" width=\"377\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"http:\/\/winklerworldonline.com\/sda2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/9-5-2016-1st-day-of-school-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/winklerworldonline.com\/sda2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/9-5-2016-1st-day-of-school-2-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/winklerworldonline.com\/sda2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/9-5-2016-1st-day-of-school-2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 377px) 100vw, 377px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2507 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/winklerworldonline.com\/sda2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/9-5-2016-1st-day-of-school-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"9-5-2016-1st-day-of-school-1\" width=\"379\" height=\"252\" srcset=\"http:\/\/winklerworldonline.com\/sda2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/9-5-2016-1st-day-of-school-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/winklerworldonline.com\/sda2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/9-5-2016-1st-day-of-school-1-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/winklerworldonline.com\/sda2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/9-5-2016-1st-day-of-school-1-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/winklerworldonline.com\/sda2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/9-5-2016-1st-day-of-school-1.jpg 1851w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 379px) 100vw, 379px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>But after today&#8217;s first (and easy day) we&#8217;re off to a great start!\u00a0 I&#8217;ll try to add more details about our year as we go along.\u00a0 We miss our big brother in school but know that he&#8217;s happy to be off with new friends, and a new teacher of his own.\u00a0 Thank you, Lord for these sweet and blossoming little minds.\u00a0 May they continue to increase in wisdom and stature and in favor with others and our God!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; 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