I can't seem to change the order of the pictures so we'll work backwards again!

It seems like I may have jumped the gun a little on thinking that we HAVE to become more structured or else they won't do anything. The last few weeks Anna AND Ella have been on a writing burst... they've written songs and stories and interviews and books! ALL without having to be asked or prompted! What a joy it was for me to go into their room and see them both writing on their beds!

But we HAVE started to do something a little more structured. It's still fairly easy going and Anna seems to love it so far, so we'll continue with it and see how it goes.

Ella has enjoyed making up stories about the One Eyed Monster. I have no idea where she got this idea, but supposedly it lives on her shoulder!

Here are a few of it's babies:



She took some of her cutting "work" and turned it into an One Eyed Monster! She taped this on her bed, but when it came time to go to sleep she made me move it because it scared her:)

Puzzle time! Anna is sticking to it a little more now... Ella's attention span is still pretty short.

My beautiful girls in their new matching dresses! This picture was taken today! Thanks Mei Mei!