Ten years ago this fall, Greg and I got engaged. One of my favorite memories of when Greg and I were dating, was Greg reading Harry Potter to me. He'd read some of them before, but I never had. He was so great at doing all the voices and really making it "come alive" to me. The books, and the movies, have been an ongoing piece of our little family's identity.
This summer, we suggested to Nathan (going into second grade this fall) that he might just like to try reading the first Harry Potter book. He has surprised us and amazed us! He's now quite a ways into book 5! We decided that to celebrate his reading we'd have a Harry Potter night. Greg had pizza delivered (a real novelty around here...can't remember if we've ever done it as a family before)...and we had a picnic dinner while we watched the first movie. It was just so fun to watch Nathan watch the show! Some things were an adjustment. He'd been pronouncing some names, etc. differently than the movie does. But, for the most part we were amazed how much he remembers and understands the characters and the plot and the details!
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