My little Artist

I love that Emma is artistic.

Last night while Emma patiently waited for me to put Nolan to bed, she snuggled up on her bed with her bucket of markers, and one of her numerous notebooks. "Don't look, Mommy" she said when I came into her room. "I'm not" I said. She was just finishing up another masterpiece. Finally when it was finished, she produced a portrait of "Cinees Strawberry Shortcake" - that's Chinese. See mama, she said, the sun has slanted eyes.

I love her innocence.

We proceeded to complete our bedtime reading ritual. Emma's really into these Rainbow Fairy books right now. She has 3 complete sets - I think there are about 10 in total. She drives me nuts every time a new scholastic order comes home from school with a set in it that she doesn't have. We're reading this one right now:

When we were finished reading Emma says "momma, do you want to see me draw one of the goblins"? (The 'bad guys' in these books are green goblins with long pointy noses and pointy ears). "of course!" I say. "Don't Look!" (I'm never allowed to look)

I love to watch her draw.

Emma is so cute when she draws. She has this intense concentration. A bite of the lip, a furrow of the brow. She's trying to make it just so.

"Hold on momma, I'm just gonna color it quick"

Here is the final product - and a photo of the"real thing"

AMAZING!