When I was a kid, my favorite magazine was Ranger Rick! I was a LONG time subscriber and for many years my bedroom walls very covered with cute animal centerfolds from Ranger Rick Magazine. Last August Isabella saw a request in Ranger Rick magazine for reader submitted photos of fairy houses. She really wanted to build one, so we collected sticks, flowers, bark, walnuts and pine cones from a local park. We brought home our bag of nature goodies and built a fairy house in the backyard. Her fairy house had many cute little features like a fairy swing and a adorable pine cone owl that was perched on the roof. I sent in the photo via email and we got a quick response from the magazine. They thanked us and said they loved the photo, but they couldn't guarantee that it would be in the magazine.
Last week we got a response from the magazine congratulating Isabella on being featured in April's Ranger Rick Issue. They mailed us 5 copies and I sat one of the copies out on the couch before the kids got home from school. They came in from school got their snack and did their homework like usual. Later that afternoon I saw Zachary flipping though the magazine, but I said nothing. A few minutes later I heard this squeal! He saw her photo! He was so excited and so was she! She was very proud, especially because she was on top!
For closer pictures see:
http://fourtimesmore.blogspot.com/2011/08/fairy-house.html
