Jake the Artist

Jake has found an activity he is passionate about lately!  He spends significant amounts of time with crayons and paper.  He will happily spend a good hour on a creation- first he goes crazy on one side, then he flips the paper over and does an awesome job with the other side too.  His drawings have become much more intricate this past month, he has been watching his older brother and is now developing his own take on Bentley's intricate line drawings!  Check it out:

I like his use of colors, how he fills in some of the little shapes, AND his gorgeous letters.  Check out the top of the page - he has M, A, I, P, K...  he has some Es, Ls, 8s, and 6s on the paper too.  And he can point to them and tell you which letters/numbers they are, they were very deliberate.  This impresses me because I haven't worked with him on letters at all!  And, to top it off?  He holds his crayons very nicely, exactly as you ought to hold a pencil.  What a kid!