Ever since Blake was in kindergarten and started reading chapter books, he's had a nightly routine of going to bed a half hour before his bedtime to read, relax and wind down for the day. Four years later it is still a nightly ritual and he has a hard time going to sleep on the occasional night that doesn't allow enough time for this part of his bedtime routine.
Ashlyn has really cruised along with her reading and can read independly now and boy does she think she's hot stuff! A couple of nights ago she approached Rick and I and said that she thinks she'd be able to go to bed easier each night if she had some quiet reading time too. We agreed and told her we'd start the next night...the minute the last bite of food was eaten at dinner she was bugging if it was time for her to go and lay down and read yet - it was only 5:45. Since she's obviously not reading long books yet so we've started with just 15 minutes each night for her. Her favorite book this week is "Green Eggs and Ham". I can't believe how big our little girl is getting!
I sure do appriciate that both our kids have acquired a love of books...even before they could read on their own each of them would sit on our laps to listen to book after book...after book.
Ashlyn has really cruised along with her reading and can read independly now and boy does she think she's hot stuff! A couple of nights ago she approached Rick and I and said that she thinks she'd be able to go to bed easier each night if she had some quiet reading time too. We agreed and told her we'd start the next night...the minute the last bite of food was eaten at dinner she was bugging if it was time for her to go and lay down and read yet - it was only 5:45. Since she's obviously not reading long books yet so we've started with just 15 minutes each night for her. Her favorite book this week is "Green Eggs and Ham". I can't believe how big our little girl is getting! 
I sure do appriciate that both our kids have acquired a love of books...even before they could read on their own each of them would sit on our laps to listen to book after book...after book.
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