Point being, it was late.
A little past 11:00, as I was passing through the living room in an attempt to turn off lights, lock doors and more or less shut down the house for the night I was surprised to find all three of them reading, each inhabiting a different couch or chair. Brandon had fallen asleep but the other two were going strong. I had thought that they were down in their rooms, maybe not fully asleep but at least winding down for the night.
I guess I shouldn't be surprised. For me, winding down for the night does include reading. Doesn't matter how late I'm going to bed or how tired I am, I refuse to turn off my lamp until I've read at least a page or two. I guess my children take after their mother....
(By 12:40 Rebekah had fallen asleep but Julianne was STILL reading.)
Julianne reading: "Flipped" by Wendelin Van Draanen
Brandon reading: "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days" by Jeff Kinney
Rebekah reading: "The Lost Hero" by Rick Riordan (and hiding her face because she was irritated I was trying to take her picture.)
5 comments:
That's great! Such good children :-) Ethan is reading "The Lost Hero" too. He's loving it.
I love it!! I read whenever I can too, and I hope that I can pass on my love of reading on to my children as well. Alex knows that I'll let him stay up later if he's reading.
Ahh, we're kindred spirits in the reading department. I actually have consistent problems with my kids staying up too late because of reading. I keep trying to tell myself that it's a good problem to have.
btw - Love all the book choices. :)
My kids do that too. I love going into there rooms finding them with flashlight's reading.
Ah, to be a teenager again when I cared so desperatly about how I looked! Oh, wait, I really, really don't want to be a teenager again! I'll just live with how I look.
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