Some of the neatest experiences in having my girls is reliving some of my favorite things when I was little through them. Maddie and her new found love of American Girl books is one of those really neat memories of mine.
We literally have an enormous stack of American Girl books checked out from the library on our couch. I've been taking her to the library just she and I on the days that Faith actually naps, and she just LOVES, LOVES, LOVES looking for American Girl books (and always insists on finding Faith some books too before finding the nearest table to sit and page through all of the new chapter books she found). She doesn't want only one; she wants as many as they have at the time. And, we've been reading through them like fire-- almost one a day. She's not even the only one that likes them; Faith-y Q. loves them as well, and HER favorite is "Meet Molly." Oh, how the Beebster loves that one.
We've been taking a book with us on our walks, and stopping to read a chapter when we get to our destination (so long as Abrie is napping in the stroller). It's neat to see the different quirks that Maddie likes/dislikes in each of the girls from the stories. I always remember 'Kirsten' being my favorite, and Maddie says 'Samantha' is her favorite at the moment. I kind of figured she would love her since she has all the elegant clothes and tea parties, and stuff like that. In fact, now she has been requesting a tea party for her birthday party where everybody brings a doll and we make ice cream with rock salt. Haha.
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She's been doing wonderfully also with her interest in spelling and sounding out words. I've been trying to make my own workbook pages and helping her with 3-letter words, but she'll often ask for 4-letter words.
And, on top of that, her new favorite song is Michael Jackson's "Heal the World!" My little Crannie Tannie.
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