Jun
07
I just got home this morning from being in Texas for 6 days. My plane landed yesterday afternoon and sis Stacy picked me up because the boys were playing golf, as usual! We shopped a bit, ate supper out, then crashed. Don & I got up at 4:30 this morning to drive home so he could be at work early….I’m exhausted!
On Monday night I rode with Trent to take the kids to Barnes & Noble so they could look around and play with the train/toys for a while. I don’t get to a bookstore very often so I decided I’d buy something for myself; but that didn’t last long! Trent & Shanna’s 3 year old Ava Clair likes to have stories told to her at bedtime or nap time and she always asked for “the piggy story.” So I told it about 73 times while there and let me tell you, my story telling/fairy tale skills are way rusty! I guess I thought I’d never forget those things but the details eluded me around 11 the first night we were there. After about the 60th telling of the story I knew I had to buy a Three Little Pigs book for Ava Clair!
And if I’m going to buy her a book, I must get something for Grayson too! I didn’t get anything for me this time but I did find these cute little books for the kids to take home.
We read both stories many times before I left, and they loved “reading” by themselves too! The teacher in me loves seeing this:
I love to read so I’m happy when they enjoy it too…..I think you can never go wrong with books for kids!
June 7th, 2007 at 12:38 pm
Watching kids interact with books is wonderful! I am sure they will always treasure the special books you got them!
June 7th, 2007 at 1:56 pm
You know how I feel about books, and especially kids and books! This is great, love the pictures. 🙂 They are so cute!
June 7th, 2007 at 2:39 pm
Books are one of the best gifts for children! I *love* seeing a child, at any age, reading. Cute pictures!
June 7th, 2007 at 5:50 pm
I always leav ethe bookstore with kids books…and then go to the library to get my own for free! Someday we’ll both have to treat ourselves to a bookstore book! Great picture of the kids, BTW!
June 7th, 2007 at 5:56 pm
Oh Gail, that picture is absolutely darling! I’m afraid we never seem to leave the book store without books for everyone here. We’re weak, I tell you.
And by the way, you’ve been tagged.
June 7th, 2007 at 7:53 pm
You showed much discipline not getting a book for yourself. I don’t know how you could have done it! :v)
I love pics of kids reading together.
June 7th, 2007 at 8:10 pm
They are so cute, and you can really tell they love the books!
June 9th, 2007 at 6:30 pm
Cute kids, Grammy!!