Now he knows his ABCs...

Well, he actually has known his abcs for quite a while, but now Crew can write all of the letters of the alphabet! Yesterday, he wrote all of the letters while he sang the "ABC song". He didn't have anything to look at, but still whipped them out like a champ. He did his best to fit them all on the page. Just look at that penmanship! I really am so proud! He was so proud of himself too, he kept saying "Mom I know all of my letters now!"

My sister gave Crew some high frequency reader books before we left. They were one of the few things we brought with us here. Recently, he has been able to recognize a few words and read some of the books.

Now, he can read all 12 books by himself! I thought that maybe he had just memorized some of them, but I can write the words scrambled on a piece of paper without pictures and he can still read them! He is starting to sound out other words he doesn't know as well. I am so proud of this boy! He loves reading and writing and does such a good job at it. He just loves learning and is so full of questions all the time, especially the meaning of words. He just wants to be so big so fast! He keeps telling me, "When I turn 5, I can wear Daddy's clothes and go to school like Daddy!" He is such a great big brother and it has made my life so much easier. I love this boy so much! When did my little baby Crew grow up?!