Yesterday Carmen found a board book in the cabinet.  It had magnetic pages and a box of magnetic letters affixed to the last page.  She insisted on using it that very moment.  I set out the letters and opened the book.  After copying the word “apple” from the book, she looked at the pictures and decided to spell on her own:

bol (ball)

lef (leaf)

weo (whale)

Then she gave David a turn.  Looking through the book, he spotted and spelled out “train” and “car”.

Earth to Mommy!  It’s time to settle down with the moveable alphabet.