I remember when I was young how much I enjoyed looking at
and reading books. Even now I enjoy picking up a good book and getting lost in
the pages as they turn. I have found that Olivia has this same love. When the
house gets quiet I know that Olivia is either up to something really bad or she
is sitting in her room looking at books. We have made it a routine to read to
her every night before bed and often times there is a negotiation on how many
books will be read. Olivia keeps interested the whole time we are reading to
her and after we have finished the book she likes to take it and read it back
to us (since she is 3 and cannot actually read words she just repeats the story
back to us as she remembers hearing it). Josh took a picture of me reading to
Olivia the other night, you can see in her face that we are not just reading
books…we are making memories.
I would say from her expression that she thinks you're the best story reader in the whole-wide-world of make-believe. And as a adult, don't you catch her excitement for the adventure, as well. It contagious!
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