Reading . . . . . . . the Dictionary?

We love books at our house. We make a couple of trips to the library each month and come home with a beach bag worth of books each time. Bed time stories are a must at our house. Benjamin has recently discovered a love for chapter books, especially ones about super heroes or magic.

The other night we went to a department expo about the different city offices including the library and literacy center among others. All of the tables were handing out treats, magnets, and toys. At the literacy center's table, each of my kiddos received a handful of small books and Benjamin asked if he could have a dictionary.  I asked Benjamin if he knew how to use a dictionary and he said no so I taught him how on the car ride home.

Yesterday, when I got out of bed and found Benjamin's bed empty I called for him and he said he was in the family room reading. I told him that was great! Then I came into the room and saw him reading his new dictionary. I had a good giggle and told him I thought it was awesome he was reading the dictionary. He told me he wanted to learn all of the words in the dictionary so he could be even smarter. So cute!

Strawberry Kiwi Lemonade

Last week we received lemons and a lot (almost 20 or so) kiwis in our Bountiful Basket. This week I ordered strawberries, and decided to put them all together to make lemonade. I came up with a sugar free, yummy version.

1 lb strawberries
4 kiwis
1 pint water
1 lemon

Rinse or peel all fruit. Cut fruit into bite size pieces. Place strawberries and water in blender and blend until smooth. Add kiwis and blend. Add lemon and blend. Serve chilled or over ice.

San Antonio Riverwalk

After we visited the Alamo, we met up with my cousins Krista and her son, Joey, and Kathy for dinner and a riverboat tour of the San Antonio Riverwalk. It was the best way to see the Riverwalk and learn the history behind it and many of the building there.

Trying out a stool at the Rainforest Cafe

The Alamo

In San Antonio, we toured both the Missions and the Alamo with my Uncle David and Aunt Susie. We had a lot of fun with them and having the extra hands to help with our busy kiddos sure helped a lot so Michael could take some awesome pictures.

San Antonio Missions