This week for our weekly family outing, Nate took us to Charlottesville's, 'Festival of the Book'. Even though it was unusually cold outside (like icy rain), and I sort of felt just like being cozy inside with a blanket, Nate really encouraged us to go out and I'm SO glad he did! To me, there's a certain feeling you get when you are surrounded by good books - a really good, sort of humbling feeling...reminding me of how much there is to learn. Mason is just starting to learn how to read - so he is especially excited about books right now. He kept bringing me book after book, and asking me to read them to him or with him. Can I just say that reading with my kids has to be some of my favorite mothering moments. I love it. Some of my happiest memories as a little girl, are of my Mom sitting next to me on the couch and reading. Nothing captures the mind and imagination like a good book, and so I'm more than a little excited that Mason is catching that excitement as well. We kinda skipped Stanley's nap to go - so he caught a quick nap on Nate's shoulder as we walked.
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| totally an orange/blurry picture - but mason loves these green drink popsicles and i love that he and Stanley love them! i make them from their left-over green drinks in the morning. what did Moms do to get their kids to eat greens before blenders?? |
What a great idea; put food into a popsicle shape and they are sure to be loved! Some of the sweetest memories of my life as a mother was reading to our children! "Richer than I you can never be...I had a mother who read to me"! Mom
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