FHE with Harry Potter

I tried to create this post on Tuesday morning, but for some reason the photos weren't pulling up for me at work, so I scratched that idea. But thought I would try again. They seem to be working. So here goes...

Kaden is a major Harry Potter buff, and when he isn't at school (or sleeping and eating) you will see his nose buried in a Harry Potter book. Michelle and I came to the conclusion that he was ready for these books, because he was getting bored with all the ones from school. We use to take him to the library and let him pick out books, but he was usually finished with them a couple days after he got them (sometimes the same day). So we decided he would enjoy something much longer, and possibly a series.

(Enter stage left) Introducing.....Harry Potter! (*trumpet sound*)
Since introducing Kaden to the Harry Potter series about 3 weeks ago, he has already finished the first 3 books, and currently 1/2 way through the 4th one. This is a 3rd grader, mind you. So he is well beyond his years, and will probably be done with the series by the first couple months of the new year.



So I TiVo'd Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban this past Saturday on ABC Family. I'm not sure what its rated on DVD, but it was TV-PG on the TV. I figured it would be a great idea to all sit down as a family on Monday for FHE and watch a little movie. Kaden was glued to the TV set, and couldn't believe he was watching a movie he had previously read about. He was eating it up. I can tell he is going to be one of those people that "ruin a movie" for others. He kept slipping out what was about to happen. But after we explained it to him, he tried his best to not say anymore. LOL He was very helpful in some spots when we didn't quite understand what was happening, and he would ask us questions that provided answers we could piece together. He is such a smart kid!

Camdon was hilarious to sit by, because there were a few scary spots during the show that he couldn't quite watch. Especially the train scene with the Dementors. Camdon would quickly plug his ears, and turn to bury his face into the couch. When he felt it was safe, he would turn back around and at the same time as unplugging his ears, he would ask "Ok, so what happened?" LOL

Halle handled it a little bit better. She would just sit by me and wrap her arms around mine if there was a scary spot. But they all handled it like champs. I hear the other books are scarier, so we'll have to see who gets to watch the next movies coming up. I made sure to call on Camdon to say the family night prayer, and of course he threw in the "bless that we won't have any nightmares..." and they didn't! =)