Summer Reading Challenge

When we first moved to this new town we made time to all go to the library together. What a BLESSING! It was the start of a beautiful love affair for me and Evey. Andrew hasn't used his all that much but he doesn't really have time to go. When we got our library cards the clerk also handed us information about the summer reading challenge for kids.I didn't think we would do it at first, but Evey was really excited. Next time we went to the library I asked what the limit for check outs was and she said NONE! I put a limit at 7 books, because I thought that was plenty for 3 weeks, but that rule has flown out the window!

Right now, we have 28 books checked out, and only one of them is for myself. Many are up in her room because that's the easiest place to put them after we read them at bedtime. They will all make their way there before we return them all, but after they first come home they have to go on the third shelf of the bookcase or Edward will GET them! He LOVES books too! Although he is very good with them, for only being 15 months, if he has an accident and one rips a little he will continue to pull because it makes a fun sound!

So the reading program works like this; a bubble is filled for every 15 minutes of reading time. This can be anything from reading a book to her just looking at one on her own. At 6 hours she got a little toy, at 12 hours she got a coupon for a little ice cream

at a local parlor, the 18 and 24 hours are $5 gift cards at Borders Books! I have slacked on keeping up with it and the deadline is next Saturday, so we are going to be reading like crazy until then. Last night Andrew started teaching her to read, and she did well, but she's more interested in writing, so I counted all that time they were working and the time I read to her during the day and before bed.