Isaac has been a great reader since he learned how a few years ago. Even as a toddler, he loved for us to read to him. He memorized lots of books and knew when we left words out. His memory remains phenomenal and he is really great with words, spelling, reading, etc. This summer, he read almost constantly. We frequently have to fuss at him to stop reading so he will eat. Even then, he prefers to read while he is eating. He is currently reading Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson, Inkheart and The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by JK Rowling, and a StarWars Jedi novel he checked out of the school library.

Needless to say, I love to see him enjoy reading so much but occasionally he needs to get nourishment and a bath. Anyhow, he loves to read and I really enjoy these pictures of him.  I really think that his Mother would read like this if I didn’t make her do other things occasionally.  I really love to watch the two of them read together.  Emily make excellent voices for each character and Isaac hears nothing else but her voice.  Isaac reads to his sister some also.  We have a couple of wing backed chairs and they curl up together (somehow) on one of them and will read all sorts of books.  The imaginations in our house are sometimes crazy but always awesome to behold.  The kids have no problem visualizing other worlds and amazing creatures in their play.  They don’t mind running around outside together reenacting scenes from their books, fighting off villians or embarking on a galactic voyage to save the Universe.  It just doesn’t get any better than this!