Help Wanted

There is something that I've been mulling over and over and over and I'm getting very tired of not getting anywhere with it. So I'm realllllly hoping there are some tried-and-true, experienced homeschooling experts who'd be willing to put a few cents in my comment box. ;] Or, even if you're just a person blessed with common sense who'd be willing to help me out, I'd really appreciate that too.

Here's the deal. Remember how I began the Kindergarten curriculum from CHC with Little Wideawake back in the beginning of December? It was just supposed to be an experiment to see what homeschooling would be like and how it would go for us because, technically, this is the year before he'd really be in Kindergarten since he turned five at the end of October. It's been going so well. We've both been enjoying it a lot, and by this time we're about half-way done with it. That's the problem!

I don't know whether I should just keep going with it and then (if we continue homeschooling) go right into the 1st grade curriculum or if I should stop now, take a break, and then pick back up with it and finish the Kindergarten in this next coming school year (when he'd really be in Kindgergarten anyway)? Or I suppose I could keep going at a very leisurely pace and stretch it out until a year from this fall and then he'd be on track for 1st grade at the right time. What would you do???

Aside: The material we've been covering seems to be just about right, difficultywise, but I'm leery of finishing it and going right in to first grade in the fall. I'm worried that it'd be forcing it/rushing it and that we might run in to problems. I'm afraid I'm a little more on the "better late than early" side of the spectrum. But on the other hand, I feel like since he's been doing so well and learning so much (and reading some, too!) that it might be counterproductive to just put on the brakes. But on the other hand, spring and gardening and summer are upon us and we'll be getting busy and we'll be learning a lot through our days and we can always continue what we've been learning even if it's not out of the books...........

See? This is my brain. I could fill pages and pages of the circles I've run. Please help. ;)