My Little Reader

My children love to read. It brings me great joy that they look forward to us reading together and that they enjoy looking through books when they have free time. Josiah has a set of Winnie the Pooh books that has caught his interest.

The other day I told the kids we needed to go outside to enjoy the warm weather. I figured running and playing would ensue. Josiah surprised me by taking his Winnie the Pooh book up on the trampoline and reading it instead of jumping. My sweet little reader wanted to finish the story before he played.

Goodnight Moon

Have you ever noticed when your day is hectic and you're on edge that something happens to make you stop in your tracts and smile? I love those moments; I need those moments!

After nap time, Eden and Josiah climbed into her rocking chair and Eden started reading to Josiah. Keep in mind Eden can't read just yet, but she knows the story. We've read Goodnight Moon many many times. Eden did such a great job, and Josiah loved having her read to him. 

This moment was so sweet to watch as their Momma. It gave me hope for the time when Eden would be reading to Josiah for real. It made me realize how much they love one another even though they fight so often. It made me happy they are so close in age, because they have a built-in playmate and best friend. 

Fun Learning

I've been going back and forth with myself for months trying to decided if I should start Eden in a reading program to teach her to read.  I've bought Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons and  she was given Hooked on Phonics for Christmas.  She's still 3, and I want her to enjoy being 3 and not put any pressure on her to start reading to soon. But she LOVES learning. So I've tried to find fun learning tools for her to start with her pre-reading skills. 

Friday, I found some neat puzzles and Melissa and Doug toys and games at a consignment shop.  This is a Leap Frog puzzle I found for $1. Eden loves it. She is always asking me how to spell words and now she has a tool to help her with learning. I pulled out some of our flash cards with 3 and 4 letter words and encouraged her to spell them out. She did such a good job and thinks of this as fun. 

Of course she has to give me funny faces as I try to take a few pictures. She really did enjoy this. In fact, she woke up and asked if she could play with it while she was waiting on breakfast.

If any of you have suggestions on teaching reading or tools you enjoy, please feel free to share your ideas.

Reading with Yaya

Thankfully our children love to read. They also love their Yaya. Here are a few quite moments from our trip to Florida visiting Yaya and PawPaw.

Shhh Josiah, It's time to read
Really Yaya, what happened next?

Snuggling and reading about Jesus. Good times, Good times!