Apr 6, 2011 Posted by sweetie

Wordless Wednesday (with disclaimer)

**Disclaimer – The book is out of season but is a favorite of the little ones.... read more

Feb 17, 2011 Posted by sweetie

Read Aloud Thursday – Small Edition

Today is Read-Aloud Thursday and I have two adorable little ones to share with you! First up is When Stella Was Very, Very Small by Marie-Louise Gay. Stella is a delightful new find for our family. From the very first page, I loved little Stella. We get to see Stella eye-level with a turtle, then she grows a bit and loves her doggie and goldfish. We laughed out loud when Stella fed the goldfish. Stella... read more

Feb 10, 2011 Posted by sweetie

A Wedding and Dirty Socks

This week for Read Aloud Thursday, there is no theme to our selections. My daughter and I did a quick library run; just the two of us. We ran over to the picture book sections to grab a few reads for the little ones back home. Out of the stack of book we brought home, two have been read and then read again. Mountain Wedding by Faye Gibbons What a delightful find this was! We go back to an old time wedding... read more

Jan 27, 2011 Posted by sweetie

Read Aloud Thursday

We read aloud almost every day. Almost. Tsk, tsk. When my older children were younger, I never missed a day to cuddle up with a good picture book or 10 and read. As I try to balance older ones and younger ones, I sometimes push the picture books to the side. How I miss those cuddles! In an effort to have some accountability I am participating in Read Aloud Thursdays hosted by Hope is the Word. Maybe... read more

Jan 13, 2011 Posted by sweetie

Read Aloud Thursday – in the kitchen

My children love to help out in the kitchen. I have a couple of kiddos who have moved beyond the helping stage and can work solo in the kitchen. A couple of years ago I gave them this cookbook: The girls read it often as if it were a novel. Imagine my delight when i stumbled across this book at the library: A picture book about Fannie Farmer and how she began her culinary teaching. She comes to work for... read more