Artwork
As we were packing, we found a stack of pictures that Brooke had drawn that we meant to scan into our computer. Little-kid artwork delights me to no end. Hopefully you feel the same way because I had to post them.
I wish I had done a better job indicating when she actually drew these pictures, but I didn’t. All I know is she was four when she did them all.
Her idea of what Spencer’s birthday cake should look like:
I love the leaves on the bush in this picture:
This is Brooke and her friend watering a flower. The petals around their eyes are really eyelashes:
All of us riding a horse:
In case you can’t read the sticky note on the next picture, here’s what it says. Brooke came to me and wanted me to draw a bird for her. I was in the middle of cooking dinner and told her no. She said, “I don’t know how to draw a bird.” I told her to just try. She got quiet and focused all her attention on drawing a bird. After a couple of minutes I heard her say in amazement as she was admiring her work, “Wow! I guess I do know how.” I love that she was so pleased with herself:
This is what Brooke wanted our new house to look like:
