Palace Beautiful

This summer, I took the kids to the library and had them read LOTS of books.  It isn't an easy finding lots of books for Lexi.  I struggle with this because I want her to read books that are on her reading level, but not above her emotional level or too mature for her.  Quite a few of the girly books for 5th graders start introducing puberty topics.  I am always trying to find fun books that aren't about all that.

This book is called Palace Beautiful.  It was written by one of my friends that I knew back in high school here in Katy.  Her name is Sarah DeFord Williams.  Lexi happened to notice the book on my shelf and asked if she could read it.  I realized it was the perfect book.  She read it in a few hours and completely loved it.

Today, I had her pose for the picture above.  I thought it would be fun to post it on Sarah's Facebook page.  I know she has lots of fans and that this book is popular, but one more doesn't hurt.

Voice Book

This evening, we received a special package in the mail. It was a book from Grandma Margie. It wasn't an ordinary book though. This book allows the sender to record their own voice reading it. A bell dings when it is time to turn the page. This allows the kids to go through the book and have Grandma reading to them. They love it.

Whomping Willow

When we moved back from California, Lexi fondly started calling our peach tree in the backyard the Whomping Willow. That is a huge tree from the Harry Potter movies/books that whomps anyone/thing that gets near it. This evening, we noticed that some of the peaches are getting big. We took a few photos. Clearly, this is not a whomping willow because the kids can get very close.

My Daddy Is A Giant

A few weeks ago, Lexi started calling her dad a giant. When we were at the library last week, she picked up a book and handed it to me. When I read the title, My Daddy is a Giant, I couldn't believe it. Of course, she has insisted that we read it for both naptime and bedtime every day. Yesterday before taking it back to the library, I decided to take a picture and a little video of her with the book.