Bi-directional Writing or Mirrored or Something Amazing

Hattie wrote this invitation to her cousin February of this year. It reads,

"Jackson please come to my house in 2 days Hattie"

Awww, adorable. Not only is this piece of writing heartwarming, it's mind blowing! If I asked Hattie today to write a sentence in this fashion, I don't think she could do it. I could hardly do it. She alternated each line between standard left-to-right and mirrored writing. And she did it without trouble. I remember. I was there telling her how to spell the words. I'm trying to imagine a mind that will mirror its imagery, apparently, on command. It must be a product of a growing mind trying to grasp the complexities of the written language.

Oh, and I made this gif which was fun.

Hattie and Daddy Making Up a Song

Hattie made up all the lyrics. I was goofing around on the guitar and she jumped in with "It's dangerous sitting on a train." I don't know where she got that idea but I love it. So we went with it and recorded it.

James Gracious

Hattie and I made these portraits of James Gracey. James is a good guy that Hattie and I look up to.

I was watching Hattie go to town with the red marker. She slowed down and appeared to be done drawing. I asked her, "Are you done, Hattie?" She siad, "No, one more thing." She drew an L on the neck. Then she laughed because Ls on necks are soooo funny. I asked her again if she was done. "One more thing, Dad." Then she drew the cross bar which turned the L into an A and laughed again.

By the time we got to this one, Hattie was about done with drawing. She tried to make it more interesting by drawing while hanging from my back. I could tell she was scribbling more than she was drawing. Her enthusiasm was sparked again when she got her hands on the watercolor.