Apple Orchard

Pete got to apple picking at the local orchard last week. His Aunt Jessica took him for the morning and he had a great time. He is an apple fan for sure and of course found the dog on the orchard to hang out with. He calls every dog by our dog in Rwanda's name and he loves each new dog with them same amount of gusto! He held on to his apple the whole time and nibbled away at it - little by little. By the way, we are in the USA in Texas now, in case you didn't know!

Oh, The Places to Read!

Pete just loves to read, as I am sure most kids do this age. It is certainly exciting to see him find joy in books. He sits for long stretches of time and just pulls book after book down to look through & "read" to himself. He intently looks at each page and babbles, as if he knows the exact story taking place. He is recognizing more and more, calling out names of things he sees, doing sign language to what he recognizes and making a vast array of noises for things. I didn't get a picture of it, but he also is often caught grabbing books to read in the car, when we tell him it is time to go. Books are magical at all ages!