We have finally finished our adventures with Dorothy and the great and terrible Oz! My family agrees that the book was much better than the movie. We had also begun reading Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder and had a wonderful time celebrating Almonzo Wilders actual birthday on February 13 with a johnny cake breakfast that Almonzo himself would have loved.

I have always loved the Little House books and it is so fun to read Farmer Boy, I had read it when my oldest was 8 years old and am reading it again with my younger boys. My oldest sits in and remembers the book, Almonzo is like an old friend.

They are amazed at the different lifestyle they lead and how much work was to be done in those days. We had read Little House in the Big Woods previously and my boys love the mischief and the details of the family life. I am hoping it will inspire them to write down the details about their own days as well.