Easy Road Trip

Wow, let me tell you how wonderful it is to have a kid who can read on a road trip!

We drove from Idaho to Arizona last week. It took us two days. Late the second day, after the sun had set, J grabbed his backpack full of library books and a dollar store clip-on book light. He read two Magic Treehouse books and half of Beezus & Ramona in just an hour and a half!

When we got to Grandma's house, I hid the library books he hadn't read yet. I checked out the maximum 15 books, and I think he only has 2 or 3 left for the return trip!

Ophelia

We're visiting Grandma right now. Having struggled with getting some of her children to read well, she was very anxious to hear J read. I have no idea what they were reading, but I think Grandma was having fun, giving J obscure words to see if he could read them. She was properly impressed when he encountered the word "Ophelia" and didn't skip a beat!

J's Aunt, also visiting, was impressed with his skill at reading out loud. He really is quite good at phrasing and inflection. I remember working on that with him twice, and as usual, he picked it up very easily.

I was pleasantly surprised to find J in the back row of the van with a book of silly songs, with 2 cousins and his brother packed in there with him, leading them in singing a song about a food fight. On this trip, J has really enjoyed his reading skills, and I think he got his younger cousin really excited about learning to read, too!