A little quiet reading

On Friday we had breakfast with my mom and then we ran over to Target to pick up a few household things we needed. My mom decided to come with us. Kalib brought all his birthday money with him to spend and ended up with a bunch of Bokugan game pieces and some new Pokeman cards. As we were walking past the books, we decided to see what they had to offer. My mom and I are both avid readers, so passing books by is always a difficult task. I have looked many times at these little lamps that clasp on to your book so that I can tuck the kids into bed and be off duty and they can enjoy reading in their beds while I enjoy some peace and quiet and time for myself. My mom decided to buy them for the kids and they are already being very well used. Both kids love them. In fact, yesterday, Kalib finished his first chapter book from beginning to end read all by himself ever. Here are pictures of the kids on Saturday night in the living room reading books after Jason and I have tucked them into bed. They are both reading Ripley's Believe It or Not books. They love those crazy stories and trying to figure out whether they are true or not.

reading under the oak...

Today was a relaxing day. We didn't do much except play with Sophia and we went to Whole Foods - which suprisingly I enjoyed (alot). So many choices that we don't have. We sat outside for a while under this fantastic Oak they have in their back yard - which is just magnificent... until Sophia got sleepy. They went in and took a nap, while I sat in the shade of a large California Oak tree and got sprinkled with pollen and hung out with their cat Roscoe. Funny how the yellow pollen isn't making me just cringe. I read solid for 2 hours loving the warmth, barefoot, and uniterupted peace offered by the shade of that oak tree today. I had the opportunity to contemplate things, something I enjoy doing as I was studying the homeopathy... I have a wonderful life, with two children who not only keep me on my toes, but continually make me thirsty to learn everything I can and what I want to learn. It is amazing how information sticks with you when you are learning what you want to be learning. I love being intersted in things and how they work and the mysteries of life. I like thinking and observing my own behaivors and finding solutions to things I think I could be better at. A thirst for knowledge keeps life intriguing and exciting. There is always something more we can learn. Something we may not know we are even interested in, but how will we ever know if we don't just try things out and explore that endless thirst? I hope that is how India and Kalib feel. I also thought about my husband and how he inspires me and supports me and is always there encouraging me to try to satiate my thirst and help me push my own limits and in the name of love. (It seriously helps that he can always make me smile when I most need to. ) What a lucky wife I am. So, I am relaxed, I'm loving having the space to look inside and dig deeper, but I am also loving what I am finding there.

The pic is Shane with Sophia - who is the cutest baby - she is just WONDERFUL!!!! And talk about some fat little legs!