I have “Goodnight Moon.” I have “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?” I have lots of board books that I enjoy reading to Miss. My favorite one though, is “I Love You Stinky Face*”. I bought this book purely because I thought the title was hilarious. But I have discovered that it is just a wonderful little book all around. It is such a fun book to read, and it’s every bit as good for naptime/bedtime reading as “Goodnight Moon.” It’s about a little boy who asks his mother if she would still love him if he were an ape, a skunk, an alligator, a “meat-eating dinosaur,” or an alien, among other things. And of course the book Mama always responds that she would love and take care of him no matter what. My favorite line from the book is “But Mama, But Mama, what if I were a super smelly skunk, and I smelled so bad that my name was ‘Stinky Face’?” As I type it even, I’m hearing the funny inflection that I like to use when reading this aloud. And the book Mama’s reply begins with “Then I would plunk you in a bubble bath.” It’s an adorable book. And Miss seems to love it too. We read it before every nap.

We have been traveling a lot the past few weeks. I am tired of travel at this point, but there is only more to come. In May we went to Florida for a week. In June we went to the Farm for a week. In July we visited my family in Kentucky for a week. In August we went to Des Moines for the Iowa State Fair one weekend. Then we spent the week before Labor Day at the Farm again, getting ready for the big Labor Day party with the in-laws. We came back for two-and-a-half days and then left again for the farm to attend a wedding. All of this with a baby of course. Who is teething. She has been a champ though. At 7 months old I think she’s more well-traveled than some adults I know.

Well, I’m new to this, so please bear with me as I learn how the heck to do it.