a budding author

This year I have been really focusing on writing with the boys and trying to make it really fun. I was gone on a date with Alex tonight, and when I came home, I saw that Nathan had made a book-- all by himself! Todd said he just saw him working on it but Nathan didn't ask for spelling or anything, and he did a pretty dang good job! Then he stapled it (and squished some of the words, so he put asteriks on the bottom to replace the hidden words:) --so smart!). He looked at another book to spell "written and illustrated by". I am so happy!!! He is writing for fun!!!

Here is his masterpiece:

 

"Once there was a pumpkin. I picked it up. It was big and heavy. I brought it home. I carved a scary face on it. It looked like this: (see picture above). I liked it. I put it on the porch and I went to sleep. The next day it was Halloween. I put a candle in it. Then it was Halloween night. I went trick or treating. I got a lot of candy. The End."