Books, books and more books!

So I FINALLY got a library card a couple weeks ago and Brenna and I have been stocking the house with new books every week. They are everywhere and I love it! Mine, of course, are all homeschool related (I just can't get enough information!) and Brenna has been getting a combination of 'easy readers' and fun books for Mommy and Daddy to read to her. She is getting so much better at reading and is slowly finding a love for it. She is still somewhat stubborn, gets very frustrated and will only read when SHE wants to but I am not pushing her. Like I said before, I don't want to make her dislike reading or make it seem like a chore. She will, in time, discover the beauty of being able to pick up a book and curl up and get lost in the words. But until then I tell myself, she is only five. :) And for a five year old she is doing better than I could ever expect - I am very proud of her. When I see her reading I almost (ok, so I have!) get tears in my eyes. I really could sit and listen to her read all day long.

We are still going to the library a couple times a week for the Children's Reading Program and she gets to do crafts and watch puppet shows and listen to story time. She loves it and so do I. After all of that we will go and pick out our books and then she LOVES to sit at a table and we both quietly sit and read our books for about 20 minutes. She just thinks that is the coolest thing and she looks like such a 'big kid'. :) There are only a few more weeks left of activities there but we will definitely do it again next summer.

On to another subject... We went to the beach again yesterday for the third weekend in a row. This time Aunt Jenny and Uncle PJ went with us and we had so much fun. Brenna did some more boogie boarding and Daddy got brave and started taking her out further and further to some bigger waves (with me supervising and staying close to her). She could still touch of course - it stays pretty shallow the first 30 yards or so. That little girl held on so tight and rode them in all the way! She is getting to be a pro at it. We will be going to the beach again next weekend - we just have way too much fun to NOT go! Our goal is to try to go every weekend this summer and hopefully beyond that too. It is a very inexpensive way to have a good time. :)

Well I am off to read books with Brenna before it is time for bed. I will post again real soon. :)