Today, Charlotte wrote her name on the sidewalk with chalk. There was no coaching involved. She spells her whole name, first and last, easily (and frequently). She knows all 26 letters and recognizes them and reads them on things. When she notices a letter from her name she says "L. L belongs in my name. C-H-A-R-L. L!" She mostly learned this from reading the sign that my cousin Allison painted for the door to her room that says "Charlotte's Room" (Hi Allison! I know you're reading! *waves*) So, if she sees an M she says "M. M belongs in my name, Charlotte's room. C-H-A-R-L-O-T-T-E-S-R-O-O-M. M!" Just to continue this little ramble, and so I don't forget it, we visited Louisa one day and I showed her Louisa's sign and asked what it said and she very confidently said "Louisa's Room" so she really is figuring these things out. She can also spell Goldfish and Colors, from reading the Goldfish bag. She eats alot of Goldfish.
Anyway, back to the sidewalk chalk. No coaching at all. She requested help from Derek for the O. Like a good proud mom, I ran and got the camera. The web-resize really kills the fine detail, and some of the letters are hard to make out (well, aside from the obvious reason that they were written by a three year old). Trust me, it was even more impressive in person.
One of my little friend Grace writing her name, er, I mean pawing in the dirt.
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