A New Blog for Homeschooling Adventures

I just wanted to get a blog started where I can share all of the adventures we have in homeschooling, and have a record of things we've covered. I thought everyone might enjoy seeing what goes on in our lives as we homeschool. I know many people are curious so have fun fulfilling those curiosities and seeing what my children are learning as they go.
I have started official school this week. I am working out many kinks, and expect I will continue working out kinks as we go, since everything will continue to change. This week, Jonah and and Julia are learning A-E, 1-3, and circles, squares, and triangles, plus the colors brown, yellow and orange. My goal for them is, simply, that they will recognize these by the end of the week.
Jadon is learning to write these numbers and letters, and draw these shapes. The colors he of course, knows, but he is just developing fine motor skills by coloring inside the lines, painting inside the lines, etc. He is also learning the Ten Commandments. We're making a Ten Commandments Train to put up on the wall.
We also have a caterpillar in a butterfly garden that we are feeding and getting ready to watch go through metamorphosis. We got him from our vegetable garden, another learning tool.
There are many non-formal things we are doing, such as making bread together to teach him measurements, and I suppose, a little science as he sees the ingredients go together and form bread. Although I haven't actually gotten into the why on that. Perhaps I should. Other non-formal things include immediate exploration whenever he asks me a question like "Do clouds feel like cotton?", or "why did that helium balloon fall, and why was it floating in the first place". Child led education definitely has it's positives. I am not on the whole band wagon as far as using child led education as a primary means of educating, but it's definitely something to use as a significant supplement. They are far more receptive of learning if they come up with the idea of topic themselves. I am skeptical of the idea that kids will bring up exploration in all the areas they need, by themselves. I tend to lean towards training my children up rather than following them around. Something seems wrong with that picture to me. Of course, I suppose that's a matter of opinion. I guess for me and my household we will use child led strategies in a sense that I will observe what they are fascinated with and then tailor my schooling to meet those fascinations. That's as far as I go. Some things however, will not be according to their fascinations, such as history. I much rather tackle that on a chronologically ordered schedule. We will make it fun, but I will lead that one. I think it would get confusing otherwise.
Stay tuned for all the happenings in our homeschool, and please, please, please, leave comments, questions, concerns, and corrections as much as you like. I believe wisdom comes from hearing the thoughts of many views and considering all directions. I love being challenged mentally, and I gladly welcome information.