Bookworms

Everyone in our family is a reader. We all love books. It makes me so happy to say that because I love to read and dream about quiet afternoons cozy on the couch reading with or next to my kids. I may not get a whole afternoon yet but I've had a couple of recent experiences that at least keep that dream alive!

One chilly day, after coming home from an outing the kids decided to play on our bed and somehow we all ended up snuggled together with our own books. It only lasted a few minutes but it was a perfect few minutes!

Also recently Benj has taken to sitting himself down near our bookshelf and pulling one book after another off the shelf and narrating it to himself. He will sit there for 20 minutes or more looking at books - an amazing amount of time for our short-attention span kid!

Julia has also taken to reading to herself or if she can keep Benjamin captive, to him. This week she has been reading to him right after he has woken up from his nap while he is still laying in bed. A good choice on her part because Benjamin hates getting out of bed after his nap. He would probably happily stay there for an hour!