A story

Yesterday Lilah was being particularly clingy.  As in if I put her down, she wailed and when I picked her up, she was all smiles.  I would be happy to just hold her all day (and I usually do), but I was trying to do laundry and it was getting ridiculous.  Plus Ethie had a bad day at school, which means no TV or computer, so he was bored too.  Finally, I suggested that Ethie read Lilah a book.  He's been very helpful with her lately and loves to make her smile or give her toys.  Sweetness!

So I got a few books out for Ethie and he layed down by Lilah on the bed and started reading to her.  He knows lots of sight words that we've practiced, so I always let him read those words when we read together.  He's gotten good at sounding out words too.  So I was listening to him read a book we hadn't read before and pretty soon, I realized that he was reading all the words!  My little boy can read!  It was a fairly simple book, but he was figuring out the words he didn't know, without my help.  

I was so proud of him and he got very excited and read five more books to Lilah.  It was so cute and they were both loving it!  Yay for reading!!!