12:34 October 6

This afternoon, rain is threatening, so I drove the van to the bus stop, which is about a three-minute walk from our house. It wasn't raining when the bus arrived, so the boys opted to walk home while Lauren climbed into the van with me. As I drove past the boys walking down our quiet street, both had their books out and were reading as they walked. Lala, meanwhile, found a bag of library books (I keep meaning to return) in the van and pulled out a book. She stayed in the van reading the book a few minutes after I parked in the car port. I'm grateful for books and our family's love of them.