Olivia has always loved books. The last few months she has been terribly interested in spelling, writing and sounding out words. For example, tonight she came to me because she wanted to make a sign that said "free samples" so I encouraged her to sound it out and see if she could figure it out herself. Later at bedtime we were reading a book and she actually started reading it herself! Granted, I did have to help with a number of words, but she was able to read about half of them herself. It was like reading was suddenly making sense and I was witnessing the light bulbs going off in her head. She was beaming and I was dang proud.
At bedtime I always kiss my kids good night and say "sweet dreams". Last night Donovan replied, "sweet dreams, sweetie pie" accompanied by a couple of pats on my face. He has also taken a liking to the phrase, "Hmm, very interestant" which is delivered very seriously with a thoughtful look and a nod of the head. He just melts me.
The lovies and I are headed to Oregon on Saturday to visit the Baskett clan. I am hoping for some good weather so that we can spend some time at the coast. It will be wonderful to visit a place where spring is in full swing. I need me some green!!
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