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Dear Holly: Drawings of Puppets

10 years, 1 month.

Dear Holly,

Something you and I certainly have in common is that when I was a kid, I also made creative little doodles in the margins of my school work.

As Mommy was going through your backpack as school ended a few weeks ago, a particular math homework sheet made me laugh out loud.

What was so hilarious about it was how specific your drawing was, as you specifically included the caption: “Boy with orca puppet.”

In hindsight, that was a particular theme in April of this year. I say that because the birthday card you made me was of a unicorn… but the unicorn has an arm sticking out of it.

It’s not enough to draw an animal… there has to be a person’s arm attached to it!

Love,

Daddy

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Dear Holly: Making Your Brother a Birthday Drawing

9 years, 6 months.

Dear Holly,

One of your many Warmies is a monkey you named after your brother.

Therefore, it makes perfect sense that it when it came time to make your brother a drawing for his birthday, you chose to draw a monkey for him.

I was impressed, but not too surprised, to learn that you drew the picture without any help whatsoever; not by watching a YouTube video (as you often do) or even from looking at another picture.

No, instead, you drew it completely all by yourself.

Mommy and I reacted by making sure to tell you to continue drawing and practicing your amazing art skills!

Love,

Daddy

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Dear Holly: It’s Not Just Me, You Really are Good at Drawing

7 years, 11 months.

Dear Holly,

It’s not just me because I’m your dad: You really are talented when it comes to your drawing skills.

As we are constantly packing up our house and shipping out more boxes each couple of weeks we travel to our Alabama house, you have been taking it upon yourself to decorate the boxes first.

Not to mention, a decent amount of the time you are on your tablet, it is because you are watching videos on YouTube to learn to draw a new animal.

When I was a kid, I loved to draw as well. I even took art lessons for a few years during the summers.

This is something we instinctively share in common… the artistic, creative gene.

Now here in a couple of years, maybe you’ll take me up on my offer to teach you to play guitar… since your brother turned me down on that!

Love,

Daddy

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Dear Holly: Your Brother is Helping You Learn to Draw Animals

3 years, 10 months.

Dear Holly,

This past week at our house, we have been focusing more on manners.

I am very pleased with the results I have been seeing since.

Your brother has been very helpful in kindly teaching you how to use flashcards and how to draw on your magnetic tablet.

Yesterday morning as I was making a protein shake, I saw how he made up a fun game for you:

He provided 3 flashcards at a time; each one of a different animal. Then you chose one to draw.

It was precious. Every animal you drew was a smiley face with arms and legs growing out of it.

Except for the buffalo. They had antlers which looked like little arms on their heads.

Love,

Daddy

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Dear Jack: I Was Able to Pick You Out in Cartoon Form from a Crowd

7 years, 9 months.

Dear Jack,

A couple of weeks ago, I attended the parent-teacher classroom orientation, while you stayed home with Mommy and your sister.

As I was one of the first parents to enter the classroom, I was informed that I needed to find your desk by figuring out which construction paper cartoon was the one you created.

I got it right on the first try. I was very proud of myself.

I know my son’s art style. I was able to pick you out. I think that’s pretty cool.

Love,

Daddy