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Chocolate Fountain

Chocolate Fountain

Chocolate Fountain “When is Mother’s Day?” “May.” “I can’t wait to wear fancy clothes again!” That was a surprise to hear. He usually puts up a good fight on Mother’s Day and doesn’t want to...

A machine…

A machine…

A machine… “A machine.” “What kind of machine?” “I don’t know. Just make a machine.” I didn’t have much time this morning. I picked out the reference drawing myself. He didn’t pay much attention to...

A sleigh daddy…

A sleigh daddy…

A sleigh daddy… “A reindeer. A sleigh. A sleigh daddy.” That’s how we started our morning. It’s always tougher to draw something that has fewer lines and less complexity. There is less room for making...

A toucan bird…

A toucan bird…

A toucan bird… “A toucan bird,” he said matter-of-factly. He continued, “You know what gave me the idea?” He didn’t pause. “It’s because of this guy,” he said pointing to the Fruit Loops Box on...

I want Santa…

I want Santa…

I want Santa… “I just thought about it. I was thinking it could be a humuhumunukunukuapua’a, but that’d be too hard.” I looked up this Hawaiian named trigger fish and showed him the options. “I...

Snow Dogs. I love Snow Dogs!

Snow Dogs. I love Snow Dogs!

Snow Dogs. I love Snow Dogs! “Now can we do Christmas stuff? Let’s do Santa and his reindeer!” “No. It’s still November.” “Snow dogs. I love snow dogs!” I didn’t know he knew what a...

How about a mountain lion…

How about a mountain lion…

How about a mountain lion… “Santa!” “No it’s too early. It’s not even December yet. Remember?” “It’s close. It’s only two days!” “No.” “How about reindeer?” “No. Same thing.” “Not Santa’s reindeers. Just reindeer.” “No.”...

I know! Crystals!

I know! Crystals!

I know! Crystals! We had a hard time deciding what to do today after a rocky start to our morning. He wasn’t doing the 1-2-3’s (our code name for his bedtime routine) last night and...

How about a snowman…

How about a snowman…

How about a snowman… There were surprisingly not many drawings to choose from, but I found this cute reference after searching for a while. He had no reaction today when he saw it. Not sure...

Sundae

Sundae

Sundae “How about we do something yummy today?!” “A waffle?” “How about we do a sundae today!?” Drawing to realistic picture instead of a drawing is always extra hard for me. This one came out...