Larkin's grocery list

Larkin has been very interested in writing lately. This morning I was finishing my grocery list and she wanted to write one too. She said, "Mommy, if it's on the list, then we have to get it. How do I write candy and hot chocolate?" The "Buddy Buck" (BD BK) is another sneaky one--I hardly ever let her get one of those--it' a fake dollar they give kids at the checkout, and you can put in a machine to get a sticker.

She can write almost all the letters, and is getting better at writing them next to each other and in the right order. Some letters turn out as mirror images or upside down, which can make deciphering them tricky! I wrote in red marker the words that I could identify. She is getting good at hearing all the sounds in words--like watermelon was spelled "WTRMN. " Sometimes she sounds out the words herself and writes the sounds she hears, and other times she just wants me to spell it for her so she can write it.

Lately she's been mailing letters to friends and relatives, and I just write down exactly what she tells me to write--which makes for some funny letters!! If you'd like to have a penpal, just write to Larkin and she will be sure to write you back!