Cheaper by the Dozen
Tuesday, August 24, 2010 at 01:30PM So. I recently finished reading "Mr. Popper's Penguins" to the boys (based on the "Deconstructing Penguins" book that I've mentioned before). It's all part of my goal to do even more reading with the boys this year. (Sidenote to clarify that we do read a lot already, but I'd like to start reading more things that I choose instead of constantly reading about the periodic table or Star Wars, lol.) Anyhow, the boys really enjoyed it and got the point, and it was great. As we were discussing the book, we got to talking about what it would be like to have 12 penguins and somehow this led us to the book "Cheaper by the Dozen."
I started reading it to the boys this morning. It's going well so far and the boys are enjoying hearing about times before computers for a change. ;) During lunch, then, I jokingly asked the boys whether they think we should have 9 more kids to make a dozen. Unsurprisingly, they all replied an adamant, "NO!" But. Then, they all said that they do think we could have one more, though. Excuse me? Obviously, I promptly asked them to explain themselves...wondering whether they've all been secretly longing for a little sister or some equally unrealistic thing, lol. At this point, Asher stepped right in to explain..."having four of us would make things like playing tag more fun."
Ah. Of course. Gotta have priorities.
When I then explained that even if we had another child it would be 4-5 years before he or she would be able to play tag with them, Asher didn't blink an eye as he simply declared, "oh, in that case, I just wish we could clone me." Discussions of which boy to clone ensued. Man, reading is cool. ;)
Reader Comments (2)
We love Mr. Poppers Penguins! My son's first grade teacher read it to the class last year and then they did a whole learning section on penguins. We had to order the book and read it again at home because it was such a hit. Now he is reading all the Ready Freddie books and nothing else lately.
The boys would probably love "Danny, the Champion of the World" by Roald Dahl. It's a fun read-aloud about being able to poach pheasants using a variety of tricks. It also leads to good discussions about poaching, esp. living in Northern MN where hunting and fishing are very common. :)