waiting for springtime

my boys love to read.  i thank my mother-in-law for this.  the one thing she always told me when i asked for advice about teaching my kids was the importance of reading.  she always told me that it was the most important thing for us to do for them to help them be prepared for school.  elliot loves reading and is doing so well.  he can read for hours at a time.  sam just started learning how to read but for years he has looked at books intently while we drove in the car or at quiet reading time - which we have often when things start getting too crazy in our house.

well, it has been so fun to see calder, even at such a young age, following in his brothers' example.  i find him often carrying a book around and he'll sit down somewhere and just start flipping the pages.  sometimes when he is walking around the house playing, i will notice it's suddenly become quiet. i'll go to check on him and i'll find him in his room, rocking in his rocking chair, looking at a book.  it is so precious.  i don't know what it is, but there is just something magical about kids loving books.  so, thanks mom sheryl!

we lucked out and were able to have our friends come over to play last thursday.  they got to play the wii and stick around for dinner.  the 4 big boys played the wii....

 
...and calder and ian had a blast running around, throwing balls, climbing on the coffee table, driving cars, magnadoodling, etc.  it was so fun to see ian finally have a buddy to hang out with. 

 

during all the boys' fun morgan and i got to have a really nice long chat.  i got to hold baby eli too.  he's so darling and filling out well.

thanks for coming over friends!