Emerging Readers in a Cozy Log Cabin

This morning I stopped to appreciate a beautiful moment as Connor was snuggled on the couch reading a "Magic Treehouse" book to himself, while Brady was sitting close to the fire re-reading the 7th "Great Brain" book. I was thinking ... here we are in our cozy little cabin on a Sunday morning enjoying a peaceful moment as our kids are learning to love reading. Then Maggie decided she should join the fun of reading. She set up her babies as her audience and began to "read" aloud (translated: recite from memory) a Dr. Seuss book in a very animated and enthusiastic voice. Almost immediately Connor began to ask Maggie to quiet down because he couldn't concentrate. She refused, his voice began to rise, and well ... the peaceful moment was over! I was comforted by the fact that Brady ignored the entire interaction and kept reading. It was only a month or so ago that he was yelling at Connor for reading out loud, interrupting his concentration. So ... in a month or so, I think we might have longer peaceful moments of reading in our cozy log cabin ... yes?

We packed it all in and went skiing ... it was a beautiful bluebird day at Targhee!