I bet you can just about guess how I feel about this weather…3 snow days just this week!

I thought this choice was appropriate considering the 8 inches of snow we got over the weekend!

I love the textures & patterns in Ezra Jack Keats’ books! His accompanying text provides narration & insight into the world of a child (usually an adorable young boy) but his art really gives the pages a depth that makes one pause — to see & study the environment of a young boy as he explores his urban surroundings, makes friends, accepts (begrudgingly) his new baby sister, or simply takes a walk through the city after a snowfall.

Consider some of our favorites:
The Snowy Day
Peter’s Chair
Goggles
Apt. 3
There are many more – I just haven’t had a chance to read them all yet!

Are you planning your 2010 (or 2011) wedding? Come check out the fun next Friday at the 2nd Annual WNC Magazine Bridal Party! We’ll see you there!

I do love this! Via Asheville Grown’s blog

For the most part, life at 4.5 months is happy.

You’ve found your hands and mastered spit bubbles…

…and are very proud of being able to roll over. So much so that you want to do it over and over!

However, you’ve also discovered those things called teeth…teething is not so fun.
Yes, that tooth, down there. Okay, you can’t see it yet, but it’s there, I tell you, it’s there…

Which is why it’s good to have your mommy around…not to mention a few extra fingers to chew on…

…and sometimes you just want to veg…

…or cry, and that’s okay, too.

Though technically not books, many, many hours of our reading before naptime & bedtime have been consumed by these great magazines. First of all, the kids love the fact that something has arrived in the mail just for them. Second of all, they love to collect them – I’m pretty sure they haven’t thrown away a single issue.

Here’s a list of our current favorites:
Wild Animal Baby: Brought to you by the same people who do My Big Backyard and Ranger Rick, Wild Animal Baby features sturdy pages for little hands coupled with great images of animals (not just illustrations), poems and activities.
High Five: the precursor to Highlights magazine – Harper particularly loves the eye spy page and the stories of the Timbertoes’ pets
Highlights: This one’s been around a long time! I used to read these…just like Cole does now.
Zoobooks: Most definitely Cole’s favorite – these magazines are so informative and filled with awesome images and facts.
Ladybug & Spider: We just got our first issues of these yesterday – I’m excited to dive into them because the emphasis is all on reading.

Which magazines do your kids read? I’d love to hear about them, too!

Miss Evie was definitely ready for her photo shoot – doesn’t she seem very camera aware for being all of 12 days old?

I loved her wavy dark hair & dark eyes!

She is such a sweetie – even when she fusses just a bit!

There, all better!

There’s no doubt about it, this little girl is well-loved!

Favorite!

But seriously, how could you resist that sweet face? I just dare you...

Or that one? See, I told you you couldn’t.

Thank you, ‘R’ Family, for all the fun! Victoria is truly a bright, blue-eyed bundle of joy!