Books and Jokes

I am so glad that Macey loves reading!  It is something I have always loved and it is so fun seeing her read on her own and sharing books with her that Dan and I loved as kids.  Last week we finished reading our first chapter book at bedtime, Charlotte's Web.  I was a little worried that Macey would have a hard time following along from night to night but she really liked it and understood what was going on for the most part.  We are now onto our second chapter book, Peppermints in the Parlor, which is one of my all time favorites but I am pretty sure it is going to be a bit over Macey's head.  I tried to talk her into Ramona the Pest or Stuart Little but she got her mind set on Peppermints when we were talking about our favorite books at dinner awhile ago and once Macey gets set on something it is no easy talk to change it...so we are giving it a try.  We are a few chapters in and so far so good. 
Another thing Macey loves lately is jokes and being almost 5 she has picked up a fascination with bathroom jokes, not my favorite :)  She has even gotten Avery into the act.  Avery will say "Knock-Knock" and after we say "who's there" she giggles and says "poopoo potty".  Oh the lovely things little sisters pick up!  Well a few days ago Macey overheard me telling someone that she is into bathroom jokes, so now she has decided to be "in the mood" for kitchen jokes or garden jokes!  Her big one today has been a knock-knock joke about peanut butter and jelly :)