The Pink Scribble

Last weekend AJ decided that he was going to make a book with Teddy. He pulled out markers and paper and encouraged Teddy to draw. When Teddy made a pink scribble first, AJ praised him, telling him that was perfect for their book.

AJ added the arms and smile to complete the cover.

AJ continued to give Teddy papers to draw on, and he added the finishing touches. (He did have a few pages that he didn't let Teddy touch, of course, that were his own creations.) AJ developed a story based on the scribbles, using his imagination and Teddy's colored pages.

AJ saw the possibilities in a scribble.

Both children enjoy coloring, but Teddy typically wants to do exactly what AJ's doing, so AJ's pages get an unwanted scribble or two. This was a morning where AJ encouraged Teddy and didn't withhold papers for himself, so there was no bickering between them.

I got roped into writing most of the story as AJ dictated it. It's quite possibly my favorite book AJ's written because of how he included Teddy ... that, and his story-telling is getting more detailed.

Happy for a Handprint

One of the things I was most excited about with school for the boys was the special art projects they would make. Teddy did one within his first week of school, and his teacher told us he really enjoyed having his hand painted. She said he did a great job holding out his hand, and his smile lit up his face as it was painted.

This is the poem Teddy brought home last week Tuesday:

I'm off to school to learn a lot
Each day is fun and new

I think about you all day long
And I hope you think of me too

But for these few short hours 
While we are apart

Here is my little hand to hold
Because I love you with all my heart!

I may or may not have gotten choked up reading it ... but only because Teddy was pathetically miserable after having screamed the entire bus ride home. This poem made my day!

Teddy's first art project!