Homework and the kitchen counter

Mason has been working hard with Mrs Pegnam's preschool class!  He is learning both upper and lowercase letters and usually is a good sport when I ask him to practice at home!

happy to be at the counter working on homework while I cook dinner

not so happy....having to sound out and correctly spell words can be frustrating or maybe it's because I am taking his picture???
 I am so very fortunate to be able to work part time and be home with the boys after school!  We have worked hard establishing a good after school routine, and it makes all the difference on the flow of the evening!  Every afternoon we get home, having a little relaxation time, and then usually spend about an hour getting our homework done, including spending ~20-30 minutes reading books.   I have got the timing down, we do our reading first and then work on our weekly spelling/grammar/math packet while the boys sit at the counter and I make dinner!  Now, this is what I envisioned when I thought about this phase of my life, except with maybe a little less attitude from the littles!