I cannot believe this month is almost over!
It has been a doozy for sure.
Here's a brief recap:
My sister, Megan, graduated from college.
Bradley was baptized.
Mother's Day commenced.
Bradley turned five months!
Jeremy competed in the Warrior Dash.
We had our first road trip with Bradley; we were gone for five days and survived!
We had a funeral for a family pet.
And Rebekah, my youngest sister, graduated high school.
Whew. I am exhausted and have a lot to catch you up on!!
No worries. This week and next will bring all kinds of fun posts about all these adventures.
I just didn't want you to think that I was ignoring you or anything. This has just been quite a month. :-)
May 24, 2011
May 6, 2011
A Great Read: The Book Thief
I love to read.
The characters and I become friends.
I walk beside them and grow as they grow.
I see the places they travel, feel their pain, and rejoice as they rejoice.
And when the story ends, I have a moment of silence to remember and to mourn that we must now part.
To me, books are wonderfully beautiful.
My latest read is definitely one of my favorite.
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak takes you to the 1930s and 1940s in Germany when Hitler reigns. It is an amazing book about a little girl in a foster home figuring out life in a communist country through the books that she steals and a Papa that loves her so much that he, an uneducated painter, teaches her to read those books and how to love. Told through the eyes of Death, you would think that this book were depressing or dark. But ironically, I found myself smiling through most of it. The Book Thief shows that words are powerful and can be both good and bad. Follow those words by action and one can make a difference in a horrible world. Even a thirteen-year-old girl.
I would highly recommend this book to anyone looking for a great summer read. It's a book that promises to leave a bit of it behind on your heart.
The characters and I become friends.
I walk beside them and grow as they grow.
I see the places they travel, feel their pain, and rejoice as they rejoice.
And when the story ends, I have a moment of silence to remember and to mourn that we must now part.
To me, books are wonderfully beautiful.
My latest read is definitely one of my favorite.
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak takes you to the 1930s and 1940s in Germany when Hitler reigns. It is an amazing book about a little girl in a foster home figuring out life in a communist country through the books that she steals and a Papa that loves her so much that he, an uneducated painter, teaches her to read those books and how to love. Told through the eyes of Death, you would think that this book were depressing or dark. But ironically, I found myself smiling through most of it. The Book Thief shows that words are powerful and can be both good and bad. Follow those words by action and one can make a difference in a horrible world. Even a thirteen-year-old girl.
I would highly recommend this book to anyone looking for a great summer read. It's a book that promises to leave a bit of it behind on your heart.
May 5, 2011
Video of the Week: First Feeding
I have been waiting for this day for MONTHS. I kid you not. My favorite memory of my siblings was feeding them and watching them eat baby food. They used to get so excited and make such a mess. Plus it was always a game at our house. And, as you know, I LOVE games.
So... when the doctor gave us the okay to start introducing solids, I literally jumped for joy.
Bradley has been watching me eat for a while and I'm guessing Parker let him in on how good adult food is. So we knew he'd like it.
But I'll let you watch it for yourself :-)
So... when the doctor gave us the okay to start introducing solids, I literally jumped for joy.
Bradley has been watching me eat for a while and I'm guessing Parker let him in on how good adult food is. So we knew he'd like it.
But I'll let you watch it for yourself :-)
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