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| Rhys, son of Carolyn Parker, has found a great reading spot to enjoy his book! |
Here is another picture of Rhys! Just look how much he has grown! If I am lucky, maybe I can read to him someday!
I began teaching at the University of North Texas in 2009. I for years taught a Language Arts Methods course to students right before they entered their student teaching and later an assessment course. Words cannot express how much I learned to love these students and have continued to keep in touch with many of them since they left UNT. I referred to my former students as my "Pups" and continued to post their successes with jobs, marriages, other accomplishments, and, for many now, the births of their children.
A couple of weeks ago as I was searching for a quarantine project, I realized how much I was enjoying seeing some of my students posting pictures of their own babies/toddlers/kids and many posted while reading to them or surrounding them with books of their own. I decided to ask them to share these pictures with me so I could create this special blog. It has been an incredible experience and what is so cool about it is that I can keep adding and adding!
It thrills my heart to see the love and importance of reading that I shared in class, ripple through the generations.
Please enjoy!
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| Haley Dooley's husband, Tyler, is reading so sweetly to their beautiful daughters, Rayleigh and Nolie. What a guy! |
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| Just look at this little treasure and his book! This is Max, son of Dallas Ramey. |
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| Mathis, son of Megan Reel, thinks it is pretty cool to read a good book as you are riding down the highway with mom. |
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| Sweet Cecelia, daughter of Sara Busby Blume, is reading the book, Dog Heaven, that I gave to her mother when her dog, Koda, died. This was years before Cecelia was born. :) |
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| This little beauty is the goddaughter of Heather Tisby. "Oh, the Places She Will Go" as she heads for kindergarten! |
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| What a lapful of joy Marissa Trujillo has holding her children, MacKenzie and Marshall! They both seem to be enjoying hearing their mom read. |
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| I can almost hear Akayla Taylor as she reads to her son, Zeke! He looks as if he is hanging on her every word! |
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| Taylor Rollins is all comfy and snuggly with her baby girl, Reese! I wonder if she is using her teaching skills as she goes along? :) |
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| Andi Pedersen started her DEAR time at an early age! |
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| Love how Carolyn Parker's son, Rhys, just has a seat while his mom reads to him! |
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| "Pop" has a captive audience as he reads to Andi and her dad! |
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| From a very early age, Evelyn, daughter of Laura Holloway, just couldn't decide which book to read first! |
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| Zander, son of Bethany Worthington, definitely loves his book time! |
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| Eastyn and Finley, daughters of Leyah Miles, are having a good sister time with a book! |
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| Goddaughter of Heather Tisby has certainly found herself a comfortable reading corner! |
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| Cecelia, daughter of Sara Busby Blume, started early with her independent streak! Wonder where she got that? :) |
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| Landry, son of Jessi Decena, likes to add illustrations to go along with his books! |
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| Shelby Kerner reading with her nephew, Jameson, as a baby and four years later he reads on his own! |
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| Titus, son of Stacy Ridinger Archer, likes his books and likes to talk about them, too! |
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| Andi, daughter of Megan Pedersen, is concentrating on the cat on that page! |
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| Quentin, son of Kelsey Newman, at a very young age. He now loves garbage trucks and greets them when they come by his house. He also has a new baby brother named Mathis! |
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| Bennett, son of Mattie Colbert, is loving the big colorful pictures his mom is showing him. I just love the look on her face! Pure love. |
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| Chandler, son of Jessica Marshall Brown, has himself the perfect comfy spot to look at his book with the beautiful pictures. I bet he can name every one of them! |
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| Micah, son of Leah Garcia, is loving one of my favorite books! Just look at those eyes as she reads to him. |
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| Alecia Marie with son, Luka, is sharing a wonderful, snuggle time with him as she reads and lets him see the colorful pictures. |
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| Cooper and Kelsey, children of my Alpha Phi sister, Jenna Cash! Are they just not one of the cutest sets of twins you have ever seen? I am sure their mom and dad do lots of reading! |
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| Kaysen and Kayleigh, children of Lori Roberts, are really showing us how a brother and sister can enjoy reading together! |
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| Kendall Vogt reading to her son, Chandler, who is all stretched out and loving every moment here with his mom as she reads to him! |
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| Max, son of Dallas Ramey, was just a little guy when this was taken! Looks like he started loving his books at an early age. I am sure he will be reading someday soon to his new little baby brother, Colton! |
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| Mathis, son of Megan Reel, helps his mom hold the book as she reads to him. Isn't there just something wonderful about stretching out on the floor with a good book to read? |
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| Shakiyla Josey is all warm and cozy with her sweet baby girl, Haidyn. They live in Alaska and I am envious of their cooler temperatures as I sit here with 97 degrees Texas weather! |
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| This is a recent picture of Kelsey Newman reading to Quentin and his new baby brother, Mathis! I would say she has their full attention! |
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| Here we have big brother, Landry, reading a book to his little brother, Pierce! Their mother, Jessi Decena, always kept me organized when I had her in class! Being a mother of two sons myself, I know the many joys she has ahead of her with these two little guys. |
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| Since Dr. K is my good friend and office mate at UNT, I had to include her here reading to her grandsons, Alex and Luca. We lovingly refer to them as "the dudes"! |
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| This little angel is Harper, daughter of Kamille Mayes, and she seems to really be tuned in to her beautiful book. Harper's grandmother is also a teacher so I am sure that Harper has had many books read to her already! |
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| Just look at this sweet girl reading her book! Cecelia is the daughter of Sara Busby Blume. |
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