There's nothin' quite like a good book.

Jack loves books. He loves to cuddle in "Mommy and Daddy's big bed" and look at books before nap time. He loves to "read" - looking at the pictures and making up his own fantastic stories to go along with them.

Just this morning, the three of us went to several yard sales and hit paydirt in the book department. While at one house in our old neighborhood, Jack happened upon a really cool dinosaur book. He asked the lady in charge how much it cost and paid a quarter for his new treasure. We then walked next door to another sale and while Phillip and I were browsing, Jack made himself right at home on the front porch reading his new book to the lady who lived there. It was so sweet to watch and made me so proud to hear her say how smart, polite and charming my baby boy is.

I am so happy that Jack loves books and I hope that love serves him well in life. But I am considerably more happy that he loves people and has such a sweet and engaging spirit - that he loves to make people smile. Baby boy, I hope you never lose that!