Like most sisters, Mia and Victoria are very different. From a young age, Victoria loved for us to read her books and to this day she still loves to read. Mia, on the other hand, has a hard time sitting through a whole book even if you read it with animation and excitement.
A couple of days ago, I noticed Mia going into the coat closet. Since the coat closet is full of all kinds of things, I followed behind her to prevent her from making more of a mess then already there. To my surprise when I got to the door, she was coming out with a book in hand and past right by me as if I did not exist. She walked straight to the couch, got comfortable and opened the book. When she finished “reading” the book, she walked back to the coat closet and grabbed another. She even grabbed one of my novels and “read” it.
She continued to do this for a little while and it finally dawned on me that I should be photographing her reading marathon. I took this first photo from the kitchen so she did not see me.
I wanted to take some photos of her from the front so that I could get her face. Unfortunately this meant that she would notice me and stop what she was doing. To my surprise she just smiled and continued grabbing more books.
I continued taking photos until…
She had enough of the photos…
Fed-up with my camera in her face, she began to act silly and growl at me.
When she stuck her tongue out at me, I stopped taking photos and left her alone for while.
As if I had never harassed her, she got right back to reading books.
Finally she finished her reading marathon and asked me to turn on the TV. She snuggled-up and relaxed.
I was really happy to see her “read” those books. I hope she will grow to love reading as much as Victoria and I do. Just last night, Jessica and Mia spent a good while reading.
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