If by “read” you mean crinkle up all the pages, shove them in your mouth, and then throw up on it, then yes.

P.S. And then he SCREAMED for 10 minutes because I wasn’t holding the book correctly in front of him. NO MOM YOU’RE DOING IT WRONG except at a volume equivalent to thirty jackhammers and without actual words.

I frickin’ love New England this time of year. I don’t even mind that summer is almost over and the weather is cooling down, because next comes FALL and fall in Connecticut is gorgeous. It’s also when all the stuff happens – this weekend is the Greek Food Festival, the Taste of Italy, and the Ledyard Town Fair. So much food, so little time! Next weekend we can go apple picking and make enough apple sauce to feed all three of us for a year (I have a secret inside hookup for apples). And before you know it, it will be time to pull out the Halloween decorations – or if you’re some people, that time is now. Here are some of the signs of fall around my neighborhood.

…although I’m not sure anything these eyes are saying is appropriate for a 5 month old.