A Picture Story Just for Lexi

Note:   My sister Marcy is in North Carolina, visiting her daughter Lindy, who has just had a baby.  The e-mail I received from her this morning prompted this blog post.

 “ Lexi is being a tad bit difficult with the new baby here.  She doesn't care for someone taking her place with Lindy, so I've taken care of her as much as I can.  In the mornings when she gets up,  she lays by my bedroom door and bangs on it until I get up and play with her.  She loves to read.  I spend tons of time every day reading to her.  She has a bazillion cardboard books and she  loves them all and acts as if they are most precious.  She goes to sleep each night with her blanket, Raggedy Ann doll and a book.  I've peeked in when she was asleep during her naps to find her book open across her chest.  She ‘s banging on my door now for some attention, so must go”"

 

This is Lexi.  Lexi is a big girl.  She has a new little

brother named Carter Nathan Gladden.  Lexi

loves Carter Nathan and can’t wait till he can play

games with her.

 

 

 

One day this summer when Lexi was in Colorado,

she wanted to play a game with Great Grandpa

Chapman.  They call this game, “You Let Me Try On

Your Hat and I’ll Let You Try On Mine.”

 

 

 

Great Grandpa has a very nice hat.   It is red.

 

 

Oooh.  Lexi likes Great Grandpa’s hat.  It is very stylish.

 

 

 

Lexi lets Grandpa go first.   He reaches up to take Lexi’s hat off. 

Lexi’s hat is white.  Lexi likes her hat.  It keeps her skin

from turning red like Great Grandpa’s hat.

Lexi has an idea.  She will surprise Great

Grandpa.  She will see if she can grab his hat before

he gets hers.

 

Lexi does it!  Lexi is such a big girl.  She gets Great

Grandpa’s red hat off his head first. 

 

 

 

But wait!  Great Grandpa doesn’t look right without

a hat.  Lexi thinks about this.  Lexi has another idea.

Maybe Great Grandpa could wear Lexi’s hat. 

 

 

 

Oh no.  This does not work.  Great Grandpa does

not look good in Lexi’s hat.  Lexi does not like this

idea.

 

 

Lexi remembers how happy Great Grandpa

looks in his red hat.  Lexi is a good girl.  Lexi

wants to make Great Grandpa happy.

 

 

 

Lexi gives Great Grandpa his hat back.

 

 

 

Great Grandpa is happy he has his hat back.  He likes

his red hat.

 

 

 

And Great Grandpa likes Lexi, too.

 

                      The End