Maggie can read! Okay. So maybe not totally read. But she does recognize a couple of letters now: K, Z, X. Sometimes V. And she will say “daddy” when looking at the word, even in different contexts. I often have the feeling that we’re in serious trouble with this girl.
We went to the beach this weekend, for the first time in Maggie’s memory. We taught her the word ocean which she repeated as often as she does Eliza. She waved hi and bye and generally thought it was an alright place, as long as she wasn’t too close alone. We threw and skipped rocks, and she thought that was pretty fun. She would pick up a rock and hand it to me and ask me to throw it in. “Momma. Rock.” Then point to the water. Actually she was more interested in the rocks that form the wave break than in the actual ocean. But it was nice to see her with that great expanse of water before we move to the great expanse of dirt and rocks.
Magrilless 
our own little sponge!!!We know she is wonderful !! You will have a hard time keeping her from learning faster than you want to.
it is so interesting to see the developement from day to day and week to week . We are getting excited about your cross country trip. love the Greats, Bill and Margie. give Miss M. a kiss from us.
such a cool almost good-by picture of New England.
Her mind is like a little computer on overdrive now…more, more, more…..