the night before, the night before

hudson just learned how to hold his book like his teacher does.

you know, like this -

he's pretty impressed with himself.

& it's pretty cute.

his aunt will be happy to know he calls it the "hook em horns" because when you're holding the book only 2 of your fingers show & it looks like hook em horns :)

he's reading this book...

"the night before, the night before christmas" by natasha wing.  you can find it here on amazon for $4!  hudson got it last year from his grandparents but wasn't too interested as it has a few sentences per page & we just weren't there last year.

it's a rhyming poem just like "the night before christmas", only it's about a family with young kids.  the book is funny & sweet without being cheesy, which i greatly appreciate as i feel quite overloaded with the cheesed out kids books that abound this time of year!

wishing you cool temps, good books, & lots of hot chocolate :)