I heart reading.....

I love to read and have loved reading since I was a kid.  There is just something about reading a really good book (the kind that just sort of takes over your life while you are reading them) that can make all the stress of life disappear, if only for a little while.   One of my favorite things in school was when we would get a book order.  I would spend a lot of time pondering just what my choices would be, knowing that I couldn't order everything.  It was sometimes hard to just choose a few.  So skip ahead a few years....... When I started having my kids I KNEW that they would all love to read just like me right?  That that was just going to be one of the characteristics that I would pass down... I started with my first and read to him every chance I could because this is supposed to instill a love of reading or so they say.... and I have continued this through each child.  Well, let's just say that our home library consists of hundreds of books. I LOVE kids books!   The kids do love them and do love reading, some of them more than others, which is alright with me.  They all have their own favorite stories that have to be read over and over and over..:)  One of the bonuses of having kids in school is that they bring home book orders, even Peyton (who is in preschool) gets to bring some home.  It truly is like Christmas morning to me when I find them in their folders, backpacks, etc.  I look at them and just like when I was a kid the choices aren't always the easiest.  Well Tuesday, Peyton brought his book order home (his preschool always sends 4-5 book orders home at the start of each month) and as we were looking through them you will never guess what we found.  The stars must be aligned because there on the front page of the third book order was all the SkippyJon Jones books staring right at us.  So needless to say, those will definitely be added to the list of new books ordered.  Maybe I am just a sucker when it comes to books and reading but I feel that one day my kids will truly understand my passion.  Now if only they had a parent book order that could come home every month....:)