Art 101

Ashton loves to draw, and he loves to ask us to draw things for him. He is constantly asking for "pretty pictures." Today Ashton asked if I would draw Bert and Ernie and Elmo. I told him to draw them first, because I was right in the middle of something, and this is what he drew:

Might not look like much at first, but I thought this was amazing! I started watching him while he drew, and he made a big circle for the head, a scribble on the top for the hair, and a scribble in the middle for the face. To me that is pretty good for a kid who's barely two! Oh, and I asked him who the big one was, and he looked at me like I was a big dummy and said, "Mommy, that's Big Bird!" Duh. How could I not tell...