creativity grows

one of his "bug" drawings

I have to document a few of Andrew's recent creative expressions. First, he's just started to draw actual "things", and not just random scribbles. We've been surprised to see people with arms, legs, faces, hair, and many interesting creatures - many of them accompanied with interesting stories.

He's also started sharing his dreams - some funny, some scary, but usually pretty interesting. My favorite one in the last few weeks has been a dream about a king (bad) coming, and he and Taylor hid on a chair with a cushion on top, mommy and aunt Julie Anne hid downstairs in the basement (under the futon and piano), and then the bad king left, went out back and ate Grandma Kathy's flowers.

bedtime story with daddy

The other thing I have to record is the way he likes to describe all of his poops. A little gross, but necessary for later blackmail purposes - and it will be interesting to see if this is a habit that continues. So whenever he gets off the toilet, he gets very excited to see what it looks like. A few of my favorites "ooooh mama, look! It's a boot".....or "oh look, it's a paintbrush", or "oh it looks like a chicken" (drumstick). A few others - a snake, worm, thing they use to lead sheep and cows (staff). Just today it was "a bad guy with a broken nose and legs"...really? I may have to add others to this post later if we get some good ones. And sorry, no pictures to accompany this one.