Memorabilia...

This little girl of mine is quite insistent on drawing together, on random scraps of paper...on the driveway with chalk, on the chalkboard in my office.. etc. She used to be fairly singular in her subjects - demanding "puppa's" (Puppy) repeatedly. Now, her little mind is becoming more sophisticated - as are her demands. The Puppa is still the first request - but I used to have to draw one puppy..then another...then another... ad naseum.

Here is our drawing from yesterday - and as demonstrated, she asked me to draw several animals. I oblige any request she makes with a simple drawing to match her attention span. You'll note that she spontaneously scribbles her own little drawing simultaneously.

As any parent, I'm astounded by how "fast" she is growing and maturing and I certainly do not wish to speed that up. But, I am so excited for the day that I can turn her line drawings into memorabilia... to embellish a t-shirt, bag, pillow, a tattoo (HA!), or other object with an embroidered image which mimics her original creation. The memories that we can preserve in such a fun way...I can only imagine the pride she'll feel from seeing her images celebrated in this manner. And, the gifts...Oh, grandparents --get ready for the gifts that can be created from these works of art!!!

Currently, we are drawing: Puppa's, Butta's (Butterfly's), Nemo's (fish), Giraffe's, Kitty's, sna's (snails), Dinosaurs, Rainbows, Cock-a-doo's (birds), Pigs, Cows, horses, Bunnies, Crabs, Stars, Hearts, Balloons, flowers, trees, cars...and it's fun to see what she'll come up with next. Her little memory and archive of images seems to be growing daily - and she's genuinely pleased when she adds another possibility to our fold.