Our Big Girl

We are so proud of our Elsie girl. She is growing so big and tall. She is so smart and good with her letters. She loves to write her name, as she did here, and she is very good at holding her markers and chalk and coloring pictures. Everywhere we go, she points out the letters she recognized, and thanks to some tips from Kirby, we started a letter book for Elsie.

She is also so helpful with her baby sister. The other night I had a party for my dear friend Amanda in honor of her new book, Love Stories in this Town. When Daddy couldn't make it home in time, Elsie helped feed her sister and set up for the party! She was a great helper.

And we are so pleased to see how independent and confident Elsie is. She is so good at playing with big kids like Wyatt and the Belzer girls. She loved having kids over for the party and ran all over playing with them--jumping on the trampoline and shrieking down the halls. She even has done a couple of playdates on her own, going to Lily Roberts' house three doors down to play. What a smart, strong big girl we have!