Little House on the Prairie

At Christmas, I bought a special read-aloud edition of Little House on the Prairie. During the winter, as I began to read it to the boys, I imagined how cozy it would be to read it to them on the front porch during the summer (have I ever mentioned that my front porch is my favorite place at home?) So, I tucked the book away (which was just as well, even just 6 months ago, the boys weren't entirely interested yet).

Well, what a wonderful part of our day this has been! After my daughter goes down for her nap, the boys and I head out to the front porch, sit on our wicker love seat, and read a few chapters. The boys just love it. One afternoon, my 3.5 year old son, cozied up to me, and just fell asleep while I was reading. Oh how I love when my kids fall asleep on me! This week we haven't read yet, as we're still recuperating from having my sister in law with her 6 children up for a visit for a few days last week. We also had a big 4th of July celebration. I take longer to recoup being pregnant I guess!

We're really looking forward to tomorrow to get back into the story!

P.S. By the way, the Little House TV series is on the Hallmark channel. A few weeks ago, I was feeling a little sick, and did a search and found it! Unfortunately, at this point, Laura is grown, married, and a teacher. Although still fun to watch, it is way further into the story than we are, and it would have been fun to start out when Laura was a little girl. I've heard the Little House series is on DVD, so it gives me an idea of what to get for a present for my kids (and me ;) ) sometime.