Reading is a huge part of my life, and my childrens' lives. We love to read together, apart, and in bed. Chris and I even have, as I have said before, a nightly reading ritual before bed; we have gotten through lots of books together, and it is fun to share that precious time with my sweetheart.
The past month or so, the girls and I have been reading "Treasure Island," by Robert Louis Stevenson. We read a chapter every night, and I promised them that we would watch the Disney version of "Treasure Island," when we finished the book. We finally finished the book this last Friday and the girls were very excited to have our Movie Night...and have it feature "Treasure Island."
It was so fun to hear the girls talk about the things that were happening, and what was going to happen. They even remembered the names of the pirates that were killed in the book(their favorite parts of the book). My favorite part of the night was when my 8-year-old said, "the book is much better." Oh, it melted my heart, one proud mama.
I was so excited that the love of novels is being put into the hearts of my children, and the love of learning. I am so proud of my girls and the strides they make every day towards becoming beautiful, smart, independent woman of this world.
Our next book is "Black Beauty." Love it, love it.
I wish I could post pics of both girls, I am so proud of them both, but I can only post Riley's, so she will have to make your heart smile with those beautiful eyes. I am not prejudice, am I? Here is a picture of Riley dressed up for career day, and of course, she wants to be a geologist! I love her so much.
The past month or so, the girls and I have been reading "Treasure Island," by Robert Louis Stevenson. We read a chapter every night, and I promised them that we would watch the Disney version of "Treasure Island," when we finished the book. We finally finished the book this last Friday and the girls were very excited to have our Movie Night...and have it feature "Treasure Island."
It was so fun to hear the girls talk about the things that were happening, and what was going to happen. They even remembered the names of the pirates that were killed in the book(their favorite parts of the book). My favorite part of the night was when my 8-year-old said, "the book is much better." Oh, it melted my heart, one proud mama.
I was so excited that the love of novels is being put into the hearts of my children, and the love of learning. I am so proud of my girls and the strides they make every day towards becoming beautiful, smart, independent woman of this world.
Our next book is "Black Beauty." Love it, love it.
I wish I could post pics of both girls, I am so proud of them both, but I can only post Riley's, so she will have to make your heart smile with those beautiful eyes. I am not prejudice, am I? Here is a picture of Riley dressed up for career day, and of course, she wants to be a geologist! I love her so much.
I have very fond memories of my mom sitting in the hallway (so we could hear her from all the bedrooms) and reading out loud to us. My favorite was "Baby Island" because of the mysterious three-toed foot print in the sand. To be honest, it's not the greatest book ever written (since I've read it now as an adult) But, it will always be meaningful to me because my mom took the time to read it to us. Likewise, your girls will never ever forget your time reading together.
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