We played for a couple of hours and then D took a half day and we went to lunch. After lunch we picked up flowers and a flat of berries at the market---- E and G wanted to eat the berries on the way home. I mixed in a pint of raspberries which E and G loved but M wouldn't go near them for some reason. He seems to have something against the color red--- he'll only eat strawberries if he is starving or they are heavily sugared. Oh well. It was a nice outing that we are already planning to repeat at least once before school starts.
E made a goal for himself that this summer he would read one hundred books. He is halfway to his goal, but would be further along if he had actually written down every book he reads. Most nights he reads for 45 minutes after bedtime. One more reason we are preparing to move bedrooms and roommates around in the early fall. E needs a bit of a later bedtime; G needs to be the "leader" in a room and take on more responsibility; M just wants to stay in the bunk beds in the big kids room--- some nights he cries when story time is over and he knows he has to leave :( Anyway, at the bottom you will find a video of E reading a book. He wanted me to video so he could see it, but not put it on so I may have to pull it off the blog if he finds out. Yes, I am a bad mommy to post it without telling him. Sorry for the poor camera work--also, E sits on the kitchen counter to read so M doesn't interupt him. He often entertains me with reading while I work in the kitchen.
love and hugs,
B
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Awesome! Everyone looks so big! (and stripey-hehe.) E should be very proud of himself, especially considering all of the distractions around him as he read.
We miss you all so much!
Dinah and Emily
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