Originally happened: March 22, 2010
This was a first that never really spend much time thinking about or dreaming of... but when it happened, I was overwhelmed and pretty emotional about the experience.
You read your first book to me.
Your teacher told us you're reading well, and you'd read a few pages to us every so often. But you so love for us to read to you every night that when I'd ask you to read, or if you encountered too many words you didn't know, you'd reply, "Oh, Mom - you just read it."
I don't know what sparked it that night, but you picked out There is a Bird On Your Head by Mo Willems. (I mean, he is your FAVORITE author and you have seen him in person... but why Piggie and Gerald on that particular night? I don't know...)
Anyway, you settled in on my lap, read the title out loud... and didn't stop until you reached the end. I was so proud of you. It was a special moment that I'll always remember. And Piggie and Gerald books were pretty high on my list of favorites before -- but now they are truly a part of our family and your history.
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