Books For Tommy

In true Swimmy fashion, it took us months to get this done, but done it is at last, and this blog post is to share what four of us did for the fifth on the occasion of the first Swimmy Baby coming into the world.

Just before Lindsay was due in February, Maayan sent out an email, asking whether we should do something as a group for Lindsay and her soon-to-be-born son, Tommy. We wanted it to be something special, not just another set of onsies or another diaper bag. An idea was born--books. Lindsay had mentioned in a thank-you note to me that she wants Tommy to be surrounded by books, even as an infant. And it was decided that each of us would buy a book that represented our culture or home in some way. Perfect, right?

Right.

From Yours Truly and Cali Swimmy

The Japanese Tea Garden in San Francisco.

Half Dome in Yosemite...this book is full of California
win.

A book from Israel, written in Hebrew, painstakingly translated into English
by Maayan and Izzy Swimmy.

Some books for Tommy and chocolates for Mommy, all the way from
England...sent with love from Sarah and Timmy Swimmy.

Amanda and Eendje Swimmy thoughtfully provided an English translation
for this Dutch book, mailed from Delft, Holland.

I have a feeling Lindsay is going to love this...and of course, I'm scheduling this blog post to post later in the week, giving the package a few days to get from California to Michigan. I love that Tommy will have a small piece of each Swimmy's Lady's home and culture to learn from as he gets older and becomes aware of books.

Here's to curiousity, finding out about the world, and life-long learning. : )