Not So Bad After All...

Okay tonight we finished reading our first read aloud book "Red Sails to Capri." We were supposed to have it read in two weeks but instead it took us er um.... four. I must say it was a little slow those first four chapters but it picked up by chapter five and the in the end the yahoos really liked it. I must say I was a little hesitant at first because it seemed over their heads but no they hung in there and Noley always begged for more. MeiMei clearly could have cared less but hung in there as a trouper and listened. I learned from my Internet Sonlight friends that they key is getting the kids psyched about the ending and sharing the photos of the grotto, cove and cave that can be found on the Internet. Once the kids knew it was story about a real place their interested peeked and the loved the photos. Tobbers asked if we can visit the Island of Capri. Of course I said, sure if you're paying.... yes.

For the month of March we will be reading "Ginger Pye." Noley is quite excited as it is a story about a dog. Tobbers just wants to know if it is fiction or not and where it fits into our timeline of history. That's my boy!