the joys of reading.

I absolutely love Christmas, and reading books about giving, love, believing, serving, and about the Savior really bring in the spirit of Christmas. 

After all...that is the reason why we have Christmas. 

There are so many Christmas books that we love, and little by little we have been collecting them. We have received some as gifts, and here are a few that are on our wish list this year. 

I'd also like to thank Deseret Book for giving the girls some ideas as to which books they would like: 

Lexie has developed a love for Charles Dickens.

Books that depict the story of the nativity is a must as well, and I love this one.

I would really love to own a Lion House cookbook, and get this one for my hubby!

Noah would really love to have this book only because it is the story about a boy and his electric train.

This book is one of our favorites. We read it every Christmas to our kids, and it is such a sweet story especially for the younger kids to ponder about.

I believe that books are the best gift that you can give to a child, or an adult. All of these books have a special meaning behind them, and I always imagine being at that place in time while reading the story. Reading to our kids is an important role as a parent, and I am grateful to have a husband who takes the time out of his busy schedule to read to our two youngest children.

There are days where he'll come home at 9:45 pm, and he will march right up the stairs to read to Chelsea. I have to admit he is a better storyteller than I am. Chelsea prefers dad to read to her instead of me, and it's probably because she knows she can get away with going to bed late!

I hope that instead of giving toys (that will probably break within 10 minutes) this year that we can give a beautiful story book that is spiritually uplifting as well as inspirational in which they will treasure forever.

Being surrounded by tangible books instead of media brings a different spirit into the house, and reading together as a family, or individually is a joy in itself.