Differences

Today I discovered the difference between a Mother's way of reading a book and a Father's way of reading the book (at least in our house).

The book you see above is one of Everett's favorite books because it is a singing book, so I get to sing the "Skidamarink" song every time we look at it. It is a cute book full of illustrations of a little baby bear and his parents. This is how we read this book in my house:

ELISE:

(Singing)

Skidamarink a dink a dink, Skidamarink a doo

I love you!

Skidamarink a dink a dink, Skidamarink a doo,

I love you!

I love you in the morning, and in the afternoon.

I love you in the Evening, and underneath the moon.

Skidamarink a dink a dink, Skidamarink a doo,

I love you!

JOEL:

(gets to a page where Baby Bear is snuggling with his stuffed animal bunny while going to sleep)

Look, he is snuggling with a little bunny. That's funny, because bears eat bunnies.

(turns the page)

Look, there he is skating with a bunny and a bird. That wouldn't happen because Bears eat bunnies.

(turns the page)

Etc. Etc. Etc.

I think it is safe to say that Everett is getting a varied education between the two of us and the books we own. No wonder he likes books so much; they are completely different stories depending on who reads them!