Bed time Ritual

Like I said, my posts may be bed time oriented until I get into a better habit of taking pictures throughout the day. We have always read to our kids individually before bed time. It makes for a rather long bedtime ritual to get through reading to all three kids, but of all the mistakes we'll make in our parenting, this is one thing I know we're doing right. I remember my stepdad reading the Adventures of Tom Sawyer with me and my two brothers. 

Brian reads to Ella every night unless he is working late. He sits in the chair in Ella's room and she sits on her bed, usually playing with her Cat's Cradle string. They have been working their way through the Narnia books--and are now on their fourth, which is The Horse and his Boy. Brian missed a couple of days this past week, which meant I filled in, which frustrates Ella because I have no clue what the book is about--she asks me questions and I'm useless. And it was sweet to see Brian in bed last night reading the book in order to catch up to where I left off with Ella. There is nothing like sharing a good book together.