Once Upon A Time....

Let me start by saying that Tyler loves, loves, loves to read books (and have them read to him, of course)!! I read him 50 or more books a day easily. Now, these are board books we are talking about, but it's still a lot in my opinion. Tyler picks out a book, from his large collection, and brings it to me and says "here ya go" every single time. He sits in my lap and we read the book. The moment the story is over he goes and picks out a new book to bring to me. He generally does this at least 10 times every reading "session". After that I either go do something else to force him to play with other toys, or he has his fill. Tyler also reads books to himself. It is so cute and funny. He babbles, mixes in some real words, and inflects his voice like he is really telling a story. Sometimes Tyler remembers stories so well that he actually says the correct words when reading to himself. When Daddy gets home he is often greeted by Tyler handing him a book while saying "here ya go" :-).

Gramma Johnson sent Tyler a big box of books and we really appreciate it.....and so does Tyler. Ben and I can probably read most of Tyler's books verbatim without even opening it since we've read them so many times. Tyler has even learned what comes next in many of his books. New books are always welcomed so we were thrilled when we received them. Plus, seeing Tyler's face when he saw the mountain of books was priceless - you can see for yourself in the above picture.