Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Summer Reading List

One of my favorite things in the summer months, is to lay on a blanket in the backyard with the kids and read books together. It is even more fun this year because Logan is reading more on his own. Here is a list of things we want to get through in the next couple months:



We are waiting for this book to get here in the mail. Dan and I both love the James Herriot books and can't wait to share them with our kids! If you haven't read them I highly recommend them. They are both heart-warming and very funny!




The kids and I ordered this book for Dan for Father's Day. It comes highly recommended. We love Andrew Peterson's music and don't doubt that he is a gifted storyteller as well. We began the first chapter as a family but quickly decided that Dan and I would read it together first before the kids. Logan still gets scared at night and the first chapter was about children getting taken out of their beds at night when everyone else is sleeping - yikes! I know he will love it when he is older. Dan and I are enjoying reading it together at night before bed. It's great so far!




This summer, we started this new devotional in the mornings with the kids. It has been fantastic! It is brief and asks great questions that are age appropriate for our kids. I feel like it is grounding them in some good basic theology. We are reading through the first few days in Genesis and it brings it back to Jesus every third day. Today we read about when God made Eve and gave her to Adam. We talked about marriage and how it was designed by God. We also looked through our wedding album and talked about when Dad and Mom got married and how wonderful it was! So much fun.


So that's our reading list...what are you reading this summer? I always love new suggestions!!