The library

So, we took little boy to the library yesterday and he had a blast. He was doing all of the puzzles in record time, it is amazing how skilled he is at puzzles. He can assemble them without pictures behind them, he just manipulates the pieces until they fit and he doesn't give up if he doesn't get it right. It's impressive. He found a book he wanted to check out but didn't want to leave the puzzle area. Since we are trying not to bribe him evryday wtih ice cream, I tried another angle. I said, hey lets go give the book to the lady and she can scan it and then we can take it home for awhile. He was agreeable. Carried the book to the elevator, held the book with both hands, it covered his body from chin to knees, it was a larger picture book with lots to look at. he loves this book, so he sat down on the floor of the elevator, read the book until we made it to the first floor, got up, walked out of the elevator and said laaadddyy. i told we had to use our inside voice in the library and he began to whisper, llllaaaddddyyy. then we made our way tot he coutner, he handed the book to the lady with a reluctant smile, like, hey, uh, you are gonna give that back, right? She scanned it, handed it back and he said in a very proud voice Taann oouuu, which means thank you. Then took the book from her, sat down on the floor and continued reading. We finally left the library and he held thebook most of the way home. What precious innocence. I love seeing him be so in love with books. It reminds me why I love to read so much! When you read, you can go anywhere, create anything and enjoy the ride. All in a few hours and then nod off to sleep. It's the BEST.