art and independance

We went to the local art show last night. He was fascinated by the colors and the animals in the paintings. He even got to make some of his own art when we went to a side gallery. It was a trip trying to get him to come out of there and stop drawing so we could meet up with his grandmother!

Lately he has been drawing circles, fish, the sun, faces, necklaces, nearly straightlines, wheels on cars. He also likes to make ripped paper pictures and use his father’s dominoes to arrange some really beautiful pictures. One day he made an eye with them.

He wants to paint really badly. I have to get him the color wonder paints so he can paint all he wants, just not on my bed, floor, himself, etc.

“I WANNA DO IT!”

• Make peanut butter sandwiches with a spoon.
• Dress for the day.
• Tie his shoes.
• Get his juice.
• Get his fruit.
• Get his cereal and pour it into a bowl.
• Change his diaper.
• Take a bath.

His independant nature is blossoming so quickly. My mother’s jaw dropped when I told her he can make his own peanut butter sandwiches. He also removes the crust because he doesn’t like it. He even learned to make a tuna sandwich with a fork and some tuna that was in a bowl. I can barely keep up!

I know that if we don’t find a suitable christian school when he is ready to go, he will be fine just learning here.