R 38 months

Dear R,

One of the biggest developments in the last few months has been your interest in artwork. There have been huge transformations in the kinds of things you create with your crayons and other art supplies, so I decided to feature some of my favorite things that you've done in this monthly letter.

I love the colors on this one. If I didn't already have my favorite beach landscape of yours taped to our kitchen wall I might've considered adding this one up there.
Another abstract skyscape. The purple mixed in makes me feel like this is a painting of the sky at dusk.
You drew this next one during your rainbow phase. If you can't read the writing on the picture, it says "Rainbow Alligator." There's another one on the other side, too.
And here is where everyone should start to be astounded. One of the changes that has occurred in the last few months has been that you've started coloring in the lines. You like to find random shapes and fill them in--like if you are coloring a picture in a coloring book you want to color in every shape you can find. If I draw shapes for you, you want to make marks on every single one. Depending on your mood, you'll either draw a single dot, scribble one or two little scribbles, color in the entire shape very heavily, or color EVERYTHING in and around that shape as if you want to obliterate it from the page. We were VERY impressed when you colored in this giraffe! I was particularly taken with your color choices.
But THEN, you colored in this toucan, looking at a picture of a toucan on the cover of one of RUS's board books. I absolutely love how well you colored in the bill in stripes of alternating colors! It's phenomenal!
And here you are proudly showing off your creation!You've been doing so much more than just artwork lately, too. Just this morning you did several somersaults entirely on your own. Previously we'd always had to help you along. You're having a great time with friends every day at day care, although your "best friend" changes daily. That's good, though--you want to have good friends and I don't think you need to tie yourself up with just one best friend yet.

Love,
Mama