Stories

If there's one thing that Tyler really loves, it's his stories. He loves books. All books. When we're all in the living room, he'll bring a book over to you, read it with you, then go and grab another one for you to read. This will go on for as long as you will let it, or until he's taken all of his books off of the shelves. He's not just interested in "his" books either. He likes Daddy's "Eat This, Not That" book, Mommy's "What to Expect the Toddler Years" (though I suspect that he tries to see what lies the book is telling about him), and any magazine or catalog that he can get his hands on. He's an equal opportunity reader.

Right before bed, Travis reads 3 or 4 stories to Tyler in the glider in his room. He lets Tyler pick out his books (with a firm nod of the head), and they settle in to read. Tyler really gets into the stories, and he's even starting to memorize them we think. He knows when the end of each of his favorites is coming, and starts to squirm so that he can go get another book (and avoid bedtime). And he does have favorites - "Peek-A-Who?", "Goodnight Moon", "Ten in the Bed", and "My Name is Elmo" (he even gets to tickle Elmo's feet in this one). Travis took Tyler to Barnes & Noble this weekend and picked up a new favorite for him - "One, Two, Three!" It's already a hit. We love that he wants to read his books so often. We hope that this love of books stays with him for life.