Amelia is gearing up for her 4th birthday and Eloise is nine days away from six months. With motivation, she can pull herself into a sit (from flat on her back) and stay there for quite awhile. Amelia has mastered writing her name and is now able to recognize and read two words when she sees them written down–cat and dog. She’s exhibiting such an avid interest in this, that I think she’ll be reading early. She’s just so motivated and wants to write, constantly asking me what letters spell certain words.

We spent Halloween afternoon at Boo @ the zoo, which was fun and gave Amelia the opportunity to spend nearly the entire day en constume. Later on we joined friends for Trick-or-treating. Here’s a pic of our great day: